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- noun music An
Armenian woodwind instrument .
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The duduk is a simple instrument; but deceptively so, in that it requires an embouchure and diaphragm of steel plus circular breathing to elicit its haunting, cool sound.
Michal Shapiro: Grandfather, Grandson, Grandmasters (Video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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The duduk is a simple instrument; but deceptively so, in that it requires an embouchure and diaphragm of steel plus circular breathing to elicit its haunting, cool sound.
Michal Shapiro: Grandfather, Grandson, Grandmasters (Video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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We wanted to share that moment with his family and loved ones in Turkey so we called Istanbul and the voice of "duduk" reached from Yerevan to Istanbul through the phone.
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The young man playing "duduk" approached our table and said, "I had composed a piece for Hrant Dink.
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The name of Jivan Gasparyan Sr. has been synonymous with Armenian duduk for over 60 years.
Michal Shapiro: Grandfather, Grandson, Grandmasters (Video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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The name of Jivan Gasparyan Sr. has been synonymous with Armenian duduk for over 60 years.
Michal Shapiro: Grandfather, Grandson, Grandmasters (Video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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Djivan Gasparyan is the doyen of the duduk, an oboe-like Armenian instrument.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Sixty-Five 2009
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Namtchylak has performed with numerous orchestras and recorded with Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparyan.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Carmen Rizzo Tackles Tuvan Throat Singing 2009
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The visit was capped off by a spontaneous duduk concert by one of his nephews.
Last Week's "Green Camp' Jack Garvey 2009
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As a boy, Gasparyan fell in love with the music of the apricot-wood duduk, and today he's a global ambassador for its sound.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Sixty-Five 2009
hernesheir commented on the word duduk
An ancient traditional double-reed woodwind instrument of the Caucasus, Middle East and Eastern Europe, perhaps the oldest surviving musical instrument in the world - up to 3000 years old. The instrument is called balaban in Azerbaijan.
September 20, 2009