The sring (, also transliterated as ) is a shepherd's flute originating in Armenia. Sring is also the common term for end-blown flutes in general. These flutes are made either of a stork bone, bamboo, wood from the apricot tree or cane and have or eight finger holes, producing a diatonic scale.The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the Sixth to the Eighteenth Century by Agop Jack Hacikyan, Gabriel. Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk The Armenian musicologist Komitas believed that the sring was the most characteristic among the Armenian instruments.
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The instrument is a particular variety of the sring family of flutes. It is often considered a modern evolution of the medieval sring, with the primary differences being the presence of ring-shaped zones, both ends being thickened, and the resulting sound being characterized as velvety and slightly muted.
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External links Armenian Blul-Sring Combo