Rozhok

Short description: Russian musical instrument

Rozhoks from the Russian Ethnographic Museum, first half of 20th century

The rozhok (Russian: рожок) is an ancient Russia n wooden trumpet, a relative of the cornett, which has remained in continuous use until the present day.[1] It is also known as Vladimirskiy rozhok, (Russian: Владимирский рожок, meaning "Vladimir horn").

## Contents

* 1 Names
* 2 Structure
* 3 Varieties
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Names

Rozhok horns of varying sizes.

The origins of the instrument date to before AD 1600. The tradition of playing the rozhok in an ensemble probably dates to a much earlier time. It is possible that the name rozhok was used for the instrument later, and that in the earliest written sources it was simply called a pipe. A rozhok can be called be various names: shepherd's horn (Russian: пастуший рожок), Russian horn (Russian: Русский рожок), or song horn (Russian: песенный рожок). At the end of the 19th century, the name Vladimir was added to this instrument's name (Russian: Владимирский рожок, Vladimirskiy rozhok, "Vladimir horn"), due to the success of a chorus of rozhok players under the leadership of Nikolai Vasilyevich Kondratyev from the Vladimir region.[2]

## Structure

A rozhok is a conical straight tube with the six playing holes: five on top and one underneath. The total length of a rozhok ranges from 320 to 830 mm (13" to 33"). A mouthpiece is cut in the form of a small cup, and the lower end of the tube is shaped like a conical bell. A rozhok is usually made of birch, maple, or juniper. Musicians say that rozhoks of juniper have the best sound.[citation needed] In the past they were made in the same manner as a shepherd's rozhok, in which two halves are fastened together with birch bark; today they are turned.[3] The sound of a rozhok is strong, but mellow, having a range of about an octave, or a little more. There are several types of rozhoks: the shortest one, having the highest sound is called vizgunok (squeaker), typically in F# or G; the longest and thus the lowest one is called bas (bass), in F# or G an octave below, while a mid-size instrument is called a polubasok (half-bass), typically in C. It is polubasok instruments that are most frequently used for solo playing. Rozhok ensembles usually consist of just vizgunok and bas instruments in the ratio 2:1 (twice as many high-pitched horns).

## Varieties

Rozhok's folk tunes are divided into four stylistic varieties: signal, song, dancing, and dance,[clarification needed] with a large number of songs in all styles. There are several types of shepherd's signals and more of others. The main repertoire is song folk-tunes.

As of 2015, rozhok ensembles exist in Moscow,[4] Vladimir[5] and Nerekhta.[6] In addition, rozhoks can sometimes be heard in Russian folk orchestra concerts.

## See also

* Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records

## References

1. ↑ Baines A. (1967) Woodwind Instruments and their History
2. ↑ Энциклопедия музыкальных инструментов - Владимирский Рожок (in Russian)
3. ↑ Владимирский Рожок на Spacenation.info (in Russian)
4. ↑ МОСКОВСКИЙ ХОР РОЖЕЧНИКОВ
5. ↑ Ансамбль "Владимирские рожечники"
6. ↑ Народный коллектив фольклорный ансамбль "Нерехтские рожечники"

## External links

* Sound sample
* An article in Russian and photos
* A video documentary about Vladimirskiy Rozhok \- from a series "Странствия музыканта" by Sergey Starostin (in Russian)

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