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Definition of "zurna" []

  • A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music (noun)

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Use "zurna" in a sentence
  • "With the coming of spring at the end of this difficult season, people would go out to celebrate in the bosom of nature, with much singing, especially ballads of daring and romance; playing of the zurna (a mountain flute of the woodwind family) and the dahola (a giant drum); dancing (especially group circle-dances); and even storytelling."
  • "Joe Bedrosian: Yankee Doodle (MP3, 280 Kb) "Yankee Doodle" played on the zurna."
  • "Naturally, given the bands national identity some songs have a slight Armenian melodic influence, where during one of the songs both bassist and guitarist played simultaneously a melody resembling perhaps a zurna solo performance."
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