Musical instruments of Georgia (country)

A rich variety of musical instruments are known from Georgia. Among the most popular instruments are: blown instruments soinari, known in Samegrelo as larchemi (Georgian panpipe), stviri (flute), gudastviri (bagpipe), sting instruments changi (harp), chonguri (four stringed unfretted long neck lute), panduri (three stringed fretted long neck lute), bowed chuniri, known also as chianuri, and variety of drums. Georgian musical instruments are traditionally overshadowed by the rich vocal traditions of Georgia, and subsequently received much less attention from Georgian (and Western) scholars. Dimitri Arakishvili and particularly Manana Shilakadze contributed to the study of musical instrument in Georgia^[1]

Phanduri Georgian traditional instrument.

Wind instruments: larchemi-soinari, salamuri, pilili, gudastviri and stviri

Brass wind instruments: sankeri

String instruments: panduri, chonguri, chunir, chianuri and changi

Percussion instruments: doli, daira and diplipito

Soviet postage stamp depicting traditional musical instruments of Georgia.

References

↑ Manana Shilakadze. 1970. Georgian Folk Instruments and Instrumental Music. Tbilisi: Metsniereba

Musical instruments of Georgia (country)

String instruments	Bowed instruments Chuniri Plucked instruments Changi Choghur Panduri Struck instruments Santur

Woodwind instruments	Buki Duduk Gudastviri Larchemi Pilili Salamuri Shagur Soinari Zurna

Percussion instruments	Auxiliary percussion Dayereh Doli Nagara Naqareh Tsintsila

See also	Music of Georgia (country)

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