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The balalaika (Russian: балала́йка, pronounced [bəɫɐˈɫajkə]) is a Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body, fretted neck, and three strings.
Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Андре́ев; 15 January [O.S. 3 January] 1861 – 26 December 1918) [1] was a Russian musician responsible for the modern development of the balalaika and several other traditional Russian folk music instruments, and is considered the father of the academic folk instrument movement in Eastern Europe. [2]
The N. P. Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra (Государственный русский народный оркестр имени Н. П. Осипова) is a Russian folk music orchestra. [1] It was founded in 1919 by the balalaika player B. C. Troyanovski. [2] [3] Concert of the Osipov Orchestra in liberated Stalingrad, 1943
Tumbalalaika" (Yiddish: טום־באַלאַלײַקע) is a Russian Jewish folk and love song in the Yiddish language. The title refers to the balalaika, a stringed musical instrument of Russian origin.
Balalaika [3] (Russian: балала́йка, [bəlɐˈlajkə]) A triangle-shaped mandolin-like musical instrument with three strings. Balaclava (Russian: Балаклава) (Tatar origin) A knitted hat that covers the face, also known as a ski mask in the US and elsewhere. First used in the British army during the Crimean War of 1853–56.
With its galloping beat, never-quite-released tension and clever usage of the Russian string instrument the balalaika, “Running Up That Hill” still shoots straight for the ventricles nearly 40 ...
Balalaika (Russia) Descant balalaika; Piccolo balalaika; Prima balalaika; Secunda balalaika; Alto balalaika; Tenor balalaika; Bass balalaika; Contrabass balalaika; Bandol (Trinidad and Tobago) Bandolón (Mexico) Bandura (Ukraine) Bandurria (Spain) Banjo (United States) Banjo cello; Banjolin; Banjulele; Bass banjo; Bluegrass banjo (5-string ...
Alexey Vitalyevich Arkhipovsky (also spelled as Arhipovskiy, Russian: Алексей Витальевич Архиповский; born 15 May 1967) is a modern-day Russian balalaika player. [ 1 ] Personal life