Sipsi
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The sipsi is a Turkish woodwind instrument. It is a clarinet-like, single-reed instrument with six finger holes, used mainly in folk music. Its size varies from region to region. The word "sipsi" is probably onomatopoeic, and is related to "zıpçi", meaning "whistle".
The instrument's range is greater than its six finger holes would suggest, the upper registers being attained by breath control.
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Single reed instruments
| Modern: | Aulochrome • Clarinet • Heckel-clarina • Heckelphone-clarinet • Octavin • Saxophone • Tárogató (modern) • Xaphoon |
| European historical: | Chalumeau |
| European traditional: | Albogue • Alboka • Diplica • Hornpipe • Launeddas • Pibgorn • Sipsi • Zhaleika |
| Middle Eastern traditional: | Arghul • Double clarinet (zummara) • Mijwiz |
- String instruments: bowed instruments kemenche, yaylı tanbur; plucked instruments kanun, saz, tanbur, tar, ud, cümbüş
- Woodwind instruments: reed zurna, tulum, dankiyo, gaida; end-blown ney, kaval, sipsi, duduk
- Percussion instruments: chordophones santur; membranophones bendir, daf, davul, darbuka, naqareh, kus, Turkish crescent
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