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Instruments used in bulgarian music

Bulgarian music uses a wide range of instruments. Many folk instruments are varients of traditional Turkish instruments such as the "Saz". More modern style instruments are often used in the more modern dance music that was an offshoot of traditional village music.

Folk instruments
Bands frequently use instruments that commonly include:

The Gaida: a traditional goat-skin bagpipe
The Kaval: an end-blown flute that is very close to the Arabic "Ney" as well as the Turkish kaval
The Gadulka: a Bulgarian-style bowed string instrument close to the "rebec".
The tǔpan: a bass frame drum that is hit with a beater ("Kiyak") on one side and a thin stick ("Osier") on the other
The tambura: a long-necked lute used for rhythmic accompaniment as well as melodic solos
The tarabuka: An hourglass-shaped finger-drum. It is very similar to the Turkish and North African "darbooka" and the Greek "doumbeleki".


Dance instruments (modern "Bulgarian Wedding Music")
Accordion
Clarinet
Saxophone
Drumset
Electric Bass
Electric Guitar

The new professional musicians of traditional Bulgarian instruments soon reached new heights of innovation, expanding the capacities of the gaida (Kostadin Varimezov and Nikola Atanasov), gadulka (Mihail Marinov, Atanas Vulchev) and kaval (Nikola Ganchev, Stoyan Velichkov). Other, factory-made instruments had arrived in Bulgaria in the 19th century, and included the accordion. Bulgarian accordion music was defined by Boris Karlov and later Gypsy musicians including Kosta Kolev and Ibro Lolov. In 1965, the Ministry of Culture founded the Koprivshtitsa National Music Festival, which has become an important event, held once every five years, showcasing Bulgarian music. The next festival is in August of 2005.


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