Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-08-01 / 8. szám
^Hungarian jArts anb Crafts DUDA (Bagpipe) The Duda has been mentioned ever since the 13th century when the legendary Mihály Dudás dazzled the courts and peasants with his instrument. It is made out of single-select goat, sheep or even dog skin at the bag section and joined by the mouth pipe, the bass pipe and the slotted harmonic pipe. The head design of the harmonic pipe can be a replica of a goat, sheep or even a human head but that varies from makers and even different provinces. The Duda is usually the instrument of the herdsman. KOBOZ (Lyre) The Koboz is a successor of the medieval lute which has been preserved today by the Hungarian Csangoes and natives of Moldavia. The instrumentalists of the Koboz, the ancient minstrels however, had long vanished from the scene. ÜTŐGARDON (Hit Gardon) Used to accompany the violin, the ‘utogardon’ is a percussion instrument used in Old Hungarian dancing. It sounds like the downbeat and the upbeat notes of the drum, beaten with a club and cane when used. The strings tuned to one tone are hammered with a stick while the thinner string is plucked simultaneously so that it recoils on the finger board. Gouged from one piece of wood like a trough, it resembles a cello in shape. I Graphics & Copy by AJB Communications Art Director: Alex J. Bodnar, Assistant: H.Y. Chew 30 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW AUGUST 1987
