Dūdmaišis

A Lithuanian bagpiper.

The dūdmaišis or Labonoro dūda is a Lithuanian bagpipe[1] with a single chanter and drone. The Lithuanian bagpipe was traditionally played at a variety of events, including May Day festivities,[2] and spring caroling.[3] A 1955 publication by the Lituanus Foundation noted that: "The Labanoro Dūda or Bagpipe was at one time very widely used, though it is almost forgotten."[4]

Players

  • Lygaudė, traditional folk group
  • Ugniavijas, traditional men's folk band
  • Atalyja, Lithuanian folk-rock band[5]

Further reading

  • Rimantas Sliuzinskas. The Bagpipe in Lithuanian Traditional Instrumental Music. Symposium des Internationalen Dudelsackpfeifer-Festivals in Strakonice 1995

References

  1. ↑ Biblioteca Centrală Universitară "Lucian Blaga" Cluj-Napoca (2006). Philobiblon: bulletin of the "Lucian Blaga" Central University Library. University Press. p. 308. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Edward Walford; John Charles Cox; George Latimer Apperson (1882). The Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past. E. Stock. pp. 185–. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Piotr Dahlig (2009). Traditional Musical Cultures in Central-Eastern Europe. Ecclesiastical and folk transmission. Dahlig. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-83-89101-86-0. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Lituanus Foundation (1955). Lituanus. Lituanus Foundation. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Bousfield (1 April 2011). The Rough Guide to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Penguin. pp. 384–. ISBN 978-1-4053-8280-9. Retrieved 21 December 2012.


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