Biology:Briazkalnytsia

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Short description: Ukrainian percussion instrument
Briaskalnytsia
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification112.11
Related instruments
  • Rattle

The briazkaltsia (Ukrainian: брязкальця) is a Ukraine folk instrument consisting of copper or brass plates strung from a wire. In the past it was made of silver. When the instrument was shaken, it produced a jingling sound reminiscent of small bells. The instrument is now no longer used.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification number 112.11

See also

  • Ukrainian folk music

Sources

  • Humeniuk, A. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty - Kyiv: Naukova dumka, 1967
  • Mizynec, V. - Ukrainian Folk Instruments - Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984
  • Cherkaskyi, L. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty // Tekhnika, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages. ISBN:966-575-111-5