Cochilia

The Chochilia, are a kind of a Greek traditional auxiliary percussion instrument. They are shells from the sea, which become auxiliary musical instruments with the appropriate processing. Each chochilia, has its own musical tone. Those small shells called also, ostraka and they are plenty in Greek islands.

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The chochilia

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Greek musical instruments
Ancient	Aulos Cochilia Crotalum Pan flute Pandura Salpinx Water organ Lyre Barbiton Chelys Epigonion Kithara Phorminx Sistrum Trigonon
String Instruments	Bowed instruments Byzantine lyra Cretan lyra Pontian lyra Politiki lyra Plucked instruments Baglamas Bouzouki Karantouzeni Laouto Lavta Mandola Mandolin Psaltery Tambouras Thaboura Tzouras Oudola Struck instruments Santouri
Aerophones	Woodwind instruments Askomandoura Tsampouna Floghera Karamuza Lalitsa Mantura Souravli
Percussion instruments	Membranophones Tambourine Toubeleki Tympano Idiophones Koudounia Stamna Trigono Zilia
See also	Music of Greece Greek folk music Byzantine music Rebetiko Laïko Greek dances Feta

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