Ganurags

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Ganurags (from Latvian: "shepherd's horn") is a Latvian folk clarinet with a cylindrical wooden body onto which an animal-horn bell is attached to amplify the sound.^[1] Key systems were added to the instrument in the 20th century.^[2]

References

^ Jātniece, Amanda (July 16, 2001). "A primer on Latvian folk instruments". Latvians Online. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
^ The Clarinet. Department of Music, Idaho State University. 1992. p. 66.

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[1] Jātniece, Amanda (July 16, 2001). "A primer on Latvian folk instruments". Latvians Online. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

[2] The Clarinet. Department of Music, Idaho State University. 1992. p. 66.

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v t e Latvian musical instruments
Percussion	Eglīte Trīdeksnis Vargāns Velna bungas Robdēlis
String	Dūda Ģīga Kokles (zither kokles, concert kokles) Pūšļa vijole Spēles
Wind	Dūdas Ganurags Rags Stabule Svilpaunieks Taure Tāšu taure

v t e Single reed instruments
Modern	Clarinet Heckel-clarina Heckelphone-clarinet Octavin Saxophone Tárogató Venova Xaphoon
European	Alboka Birbynė Chalumeau Diplica Ganurags Hornpipe Launeddas Mock trumpet Pibgorn Pilili Pku Reclam de xeremies Sipsi Stock-and-horn Zhaleika
Middle Eastern	Arghul Double clarinet Dozaleh Mijwiz Sipsi
Central Asian	Bülban Dili tuiduk
South Asian	Pepa Pungi
Southeast Asian	Pey pok Sarune Etek Toleat

See also

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