duduk

[Victor Steinbok]

Duduk--an Armenian musical instrument, a type of flute or recorder--is
not in OED. But there are two quotes already mentioning it--one under
"end-blown", the other under "zurna".

> 1965    Listener 24 June 940/3   Speaking of the mouth-blown
> cylindrical pipes which she inclines to regard as ancestors of the
> modern clarinet, would she be referring to the zurna, sometimes known
> as duduk?
> 2005    R. Nidel World Music: Basics ii. 150   The duduk, an
> end-blown, double-reed, recorder-type instrument made from apricot
> wood, is the national musical symbol of Armenia.


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