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The ''vladimirskiy rozhok'' ''((ロシア語:Владимирский Рожок))'', also called Vladimir horn, is an ancient Russian wooden trumpet, a relative of the cornett, which has remained in continuous use until the present day.〔Baines A. (1967) ''Woodwind Instruments and their History''〕 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 cap, 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. 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.〔(Владимирский Рожок на Spacenation.info ) 〕 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 call ''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). 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, Russian, or song rozhok. At the end of the 19th century, the name ''Vladimir'' was added to this instrument's name, due to the success of a chorus of rozhok players under the leadership of Nikolai Vasilyevich Kondratyev from the Vladimir region.〔(Энциклопедия музыкальных инструментов - Владимирский Рожок ) 〕 Rozhok’s folk tunes are divided into four stylistic varieties: signal, song, dancing, and dance, 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,〔(МОСКОВСКИЙ ХОР РОЖЕЧНИКОВ )〕 Vladimir〔(Ансамбль "Владимирские рожечники" )〕 and Nerekhta.〔(Народный коллектив фольклорный ансамбль "Нерехтские рожечники" )〕 In addition, rozhoks can sometimes be heard in Russian folk orchestra concerts. ==See also== * Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vladimirskiy rozhok」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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