balalaikas
Three-stringed Russian instruments
Balalaikas is the plural of balalaika, a Russian stringed instrument with a triangular wooden body and three strings.
It produces a bright, twangy sound and is central to Russian folk music: The orchestra featured balalaikas and accordions.
Thin flexible lines
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
wooden · neck · tuning pegs · resonator · acoustic · mandolin · strumming · fingerboard
Eurasian federation, largest country
- CossacksEast Slavic warrior communities
- peasantryRural working class
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- matryoshkaRussian nesting doll
vodka · samovar · troika · village life · Soviet era · nationalism · heritage · tradition
Large instrumental ensemble
- primaChief female performer
- altoLower female voice
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- conductorOne who directs musicians
arrangement · folk choir · accompaniment · touring · repertoire · concert · performance
Inherited communal music
- traditional tunesEstablished songs from heritage
- chord progressionsSequence of harmonies
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- dance musicBeat-driven party audio
romantic ballads · wedding music · laments · polyphonic · harmonization
strings
Thin flexible lines
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
soundhole · wooden · neck · tuning pegs · resonator · acoustic · mandolin · strumming · fingerboard · soundboard
Russia
Eurasian federation, largest country
- CossacksEast Slavic warrior communities
- peasantryRural working class
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
matryoshka · vodka · samovar · troika · village life · Soviet era · nationalism · heritage · tradition · ethnic identity
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
conductor · arrangement · folk choir · accompaniment · touring · repertoire · concert · performance
folk songs
Inherited communal music
- traditional tunesEstablished songs from heritage
- chord progressionsSequence of harmonies
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
dance music · romantic ballads · wedding music · laments · polyphonic · harmonization
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- Russian CultureBolshoi, matryoshka, Kremlin, Hermitage, samovar
- folk instrumentsbanjo, bodhrán, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle
- Slavic craftsnesting dolls, Russian dolls, matryoshka, Faberge eggs, Russian icons
- Tsarist Russiatsar, tsars, czar, tsarina, czarina
- Muscovite RussiaIvan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Romanov dynasty, tsars, boyars
balalaikasdrums
Struck membrane instruments
flutes · trumpets · accordions · violins · cellos
balalaikasdrums
Struck membrane instruments
percussion · brass instruments · wind instruments · tubas · trumpets