The rih (; Атлас музыкальных инструментов народов СССР / К. А. Вертков, Г. И. Благодатов, Э. Язовицкая; Ленингр. гос. ин-т театра, музыки и кинематографии. — Москва: Музгиз, 1964. — 275 с.) is an instrument that was popular in Eastern Ukraine and Russia, with between three and six fingerholes. Usually they were made from a cylindrical reed with a cow's horn to form the bell. The mouthpiece usually has a single reed although occasionally double reed instruments can be found.
See also Kryvyi Rih ("Curved Horn") Mykytyn Rih ("Mykytyn's Horn", the original name of Nikopol, Ukraine Ukrainian folk music Russian traditional music Erke Erkencho
References
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.
External links УКРАИНСКИЕ НАРОДНЫЕ МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫЕ ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ - СЕМПЛЫ (Ukrainian Folk Musical Instruments - Samples) at Vasyltkach.com Рог – русский народный музыкальный инструмент (Rog is a Russian folk musical instrument)