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	TAP Program Notes 2000: Balalaika Making & Balalaika Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		with Francis Kosheleff and the Balka Balalaika Ensemble
		The balalaika is a stringed instrument of the lute family characterized by its triangular body and long narrow neck.
		Balalaikas are played solo or in ensembles, often in combination with the domra(a three- or four-stringed instrument related to the balalaika but played with a pick), the bayan (the Russian chromatic button accordion), the tambourine, and sometimes various reedpipes and flutes.
	www.calacademy.org /research/anthropology/tap/archive/2000/2000-02--balalaika.html (409 words)

	Balalaikas
		It is said that the Balalaika embodies the Russian people’s character, with its ability to switch from happiness to sadness with ease.
		The soundboard of the balalaika is a relatively soft un-finished wood.
		The balalaika is strummed high on the soundboard near the neck.
	www.mid-east.com /Info/balalaikas.html (847 words)

	Balalaika - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The balalaika (Russian: балала́йка; IPA [bələˈlajkə]) is a stringed instrument of Russian origin, with a characteristic triangular body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, in pairs).
		Not surprisingly, the concept of the balalaika orchestra was adopted wholeheartedly by the Soviet government as something distinctively Soviet (that is, Russian).
		Regrettably de-emphasized in the Soviet-encouraged rise of the professional orchestra was the vibrant folk tradition from whence the balalaika stemmed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balalaika (1089 words)

	Balalaika Strings
		The Russian balalaika player V. Andreyev (1861-1918) was largely responsible for improving the instrument's design; his modifications led to the establishment of six different sizes, each with three strings of gut or steel.
		The tuning of the instrument varies according to region and the genre of music: examples are piccolo b'-e"-a" ('discord' tuning); prime (the commonest size) e'-e'-a' (balalaika' tuning); second a-a-d'; alto e-e-a; bass E-A-d; and contrabass E'-A'-D. A 'guitar' tuning of major and minor 3rds is also known.
		The balalaika has a flat back and a very thin, slightly arch belly, which is usually made from four strips of spruce and is sometimes strengthened with and extra piece of veneer on the part of the belly where the strumming hand may strike it.
	www.juststrings.com /balalaika.html (191 words)

	Balalaika - LoveToKnow 1911
		BALALAIKA, a stringed instrument said to have retained its primitive form unchanged, very popular in Russia among the peasants, more especially in Ukraine.
		The Balalaika is common to the Slav races, who use it to accompany their folk-songs and dances.
		It is also to be seen in the hands of gipsies at rural festivities and fairs.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Balalaika (175 words)

	Sydney Balalaika Orchestra
		The balalaika has its origins in the oriental domra, a two-stringed, oval-faced instrument brought to Russia most probably by the Mongols in the fourteenth century.
		For centuries it was an instrument of the peasant class - at various timed during its history, the playing of it was banned by both the Orthodox church and the State, for as often as not the irreverent street musicians, or 'skomorokhi', poked fun at both of these institutions in their music.
		Andreyev became an acclaimed balalaika performer and teacher, often known as 'the father of the balalaika'.
	www.balalaika.com.au /instruments (582 words)

	The History of the Balalaika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The first time you hear about the "balalaika" is in the 18th Century and from the same period of time, you do not hear about the domra anymore.
		For instance the famous violinist Handosjkin playing with the balalaika, and the court violinist playing at the Court of Ekaterina 2nd was known for his virtuous play on the balalaika.
		In the 1850's, Radivilov the balalaika virtuouso was the favourite of the Moscowites.
	balalajka.dk /english/balahist.html (601 words)

	BALALAIKA BALALAYKA
		Balalaika was first mentioned in a document which dates back to XVII century (1688).
		This article How to buy contrabass balalaika from experience of Mikhail Smirnov, Director of Russian folk dance and music ensemble Barynya from New York City, USA was published at The BDAA newsletter, The official journal of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America.
		Balalaika-bass and contrabass balalaikas are the biggest in size, the strongest and deepest in sound of all traditional Russian music instruments used by New York based Russian folk dance and music ensemble "Barynya".
	www.barynya.com /balalaika.htm (1958 words)

	Brief History of the Balalaika
		It is not possible to determine when the balalaika was created but there is general agreement that it’s immediate predecessor is the Domra; an instrument that was popular with the Tatars.
		By the end of the 20th century a few balalaikas with six strings (double courses) were appearing.
		It was in the latter part of the 19th century that Vasili Vasilievich Andreyev (nobleman and amateur violinist) discovered a peasant playing a balalaika on his family estate in Tverskoi Provence.
	home.att.net /~mmka/balalaika.html (424 words)

	Balalaika stringed musical instrument of Russian origin, odd musical instruments
		The Balalaika family includes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima, sekunda, alto, bass and contrabass balalaika.
		The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually nylon) strings on the lower pegs and a wire string on the top peg.
		An important part of balalaika technique is the use of the left thumb to fret notes on the bottom string, particularly on the prima, where it is used to form chords.
	www.oddmusic.com /gallery/om03000.html (212 words)

	balalaika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The balalaika is a Russian fretted lute with a triangular body.
		The balalaika is sometimes used to accompany songs or alone in instrumental music.
		The balalaika orchestra uses several balalaikas of different sizes, from a contrabass with a spike on a corner to rest on the floor to a very small soprano balalaika.
	www.engineering.usu.edu /ece/faculty/wheeler/Instruments/balalaika.html (115 words)

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		Vassily Andreyev(1861-1918), a balalaika virtuoso who modified and improved the traditional balalaika and enlarged its family by introducing piccolo, secunda, alto, bass and counter-bass instruments.
		The prima balalaika is tuned E, E, A; the secunda balalaika is tuned a fifth below the prima (A, A, D); the alto an octave below the prima.
		The "Saint Georges" Balalaika Orchestra is featured in an article in the BDAA (Balalaika and Domra American Association) newsletter.
	membres.lycos.fr /balalaikas/peter.html (542 words)

	hboinengl
		These instruments were reconstructed to concert instruments two decades earlier - to be accurate, balalaika was improved in 1885-87 and the first domra was rebuilt in 1895 - by an enthusiastic Russian music lover Vassily Vassilievich Andreyev (1861-1918).
		One of the main purposes of the orchestra is to educate a new generation of balalaika and domra players in Finland.
		In January 2002 HBO performed in the Scandinavian Balalaika festival in Stockholm and in the same spring in Estonia in where there was held the "Slavonic Garland" Festival.
	webusers.siba.fi /balalaika/hboinengl.html (574 words)

	Rebuilding a Prima Balalaika - Perestroika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Four and 6-string balalaikas are known to exist but 3-stringed types are by far the most common as they are easier to play the rapid runs required of the balalaika.
		The view on the left is the balalaika all stripped, sanded, ready for the finish room (if only I had one), while the view on the right is with the various parts in place.
		Balalaika soundboards are made in four pieces unlike the usual two used for a guitar.
	home.comcast.net /~nealpcarey/balalaika/index.html (3213 words)

	Balalaika: Playing methods and tuning
		With the exception of the balalaika bass and the balalaika contrabass on which you play with a leather plectrum, and the piccolo balalaika, where the playing method is the same as on the piccolo domra.
		The balalaika prima plays many different roles in the orchestra such as variations and run and harmony clang, accompaniment, the melody handling - independently or together with the domra prima.
		The balalaika contrabass is the foundation of the orchestra and its' harmonious and rhythmic support.
	balalajka.dk /english/bala.html (882 words)

	VALERY GREBENNIKOV - master of national musical instrument balalaika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		VALERY Grebennikov is a maker and restorer of musical instruments for The Gnessins' Russian Music Academy, Winner of the First All-Russia Balalaika Makers' Competition, the Vice-President of the Union of Makers and Rrestorers of Musical Instruments.
		The Grebennikov's instruments are played by famous balalaika soloists, students of the higher schools of music, winners of the "New Names scholarship ".
		The Russian folk orchestras and Balalaika orchestras in Sweden, Japan, France and the USA are also supplied with instruments made by Grebennikov.
	balalaika.nm.ru /en/index.html (392 words)

	UA Balalaika Orchestra
		In 1980, she became artistic director and conductor of the UA Balalaika Orchestra, and although she has studied domra at the Minsk and Kiev Conservatories in the former USSR and at annual summer conventions, she considers herself an ametuer folk musician.
		Her affiliation with the BDAA has offered her the opportunity to perform with several balalaika orchestras in America -- University of Illinois, Houston Balalaika Society, twice with the New York Balalaika Orchestra in Lincoln Center, and Atlanta.
		In 1989 she was Convention Coordinator of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America (BDAA), which brought to Tucson 150 musicians from all over the world.
	www.azbalalaika.org /mia.html (545 words)

	Balalaika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The balalaika, pronounced "Bal-u-LIKE-u," is a Russian adaptation of the classical and medieval lyre.
		One E string is often used to keep the rhythm, with the musician using his left thumb to "finger" the balalaika on the frets.
		In fact, there are full balalaika orchestras in Russia and music is composed specifically for the instrument.
	www.bsu.edu /classes/prince/eng103/balalaika.htm (399 words)

	balalaika - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		balalaika, Russian stringed musical instrument, with a triangular body and a long fretted neck fretted instrument.
		The balalaika is made in various sizes, and several may be combined to make a band or orchestra.
		A similar instrument, the bandura, is found in Ukraine and Russia, and other types are to be found in the countries of the Middle East, where the balalaika almost certainly originated.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-balalaik.html (421 words)

	Balalaika Hotel, Johannesburg - Gateway to SA, SOUTH AFRICA
		For those who seek premier quality and elegance, the Balalaika Hotel is the distinctively superior choice.
		Impeccable service and gracious surroundings have always been keynotes at the Balalaika, where recent refurbishment has merely enhanced its universal status as one of Sandton's leading hotels.
		Accommodation in the Balalaika consists of 151 tastefully appointed rooms and suites which face the hotel's fragrant rose garden, fountains and swimming pool.
	www.e-gnu.com /balalaika_hotel_south_africa.html (361 words)

	Balalaika World Musical Instruments The Balalaika is a lute-like folk instrument of northern and central Russia, a ...
		Balalaika World Musical Instruments The Balalaika is a lute-like folk instrument of northern and central Russia, a descendant of the 16th century dombra.
		The Balalaika is a lute-like folk instrument of northern and central Russia, a descendant of the 16th century dombra.
		The Tutor or instruction segment is written for the prima balalaika which is correctly played with the fingers only rather than with a pick.
	www.worldmusicalinstruments.com /MusicalInstrumentList.asp?CategoryID=69 (435 words)

	balalaika - a short history
		At the beginning of the XX century Andreev gives up a career of a balalaika player concentrating all his attention, all his forces on the activity of a band-master and on the realization of his enlightenment projects.
		Owing to the improvements introduced by Andreev and owing to the methods of playing which he discovered, balalaika became an instrument with a wide range of possibilities for the players.
		The origin and the history of balalaika and the way it has gone before it appeared at the stage is described in my book "Balalaika - from old times up to now".
	balalaechnik.narod.ru /eng/history.html (890 words)

	Balalaika - MOSCOW NIGHTS - RUSSIAN MUSIC Real stuff! Surprise yourself!!! Balalaika, Bayan
		"The Balalaika" is actually a family of three-stringed Russian instruments, triangularin shape.
		The "prima" balalaika, typically the melody instrument in an ensemble or orchestra, is played with the right index finger; the others are usually played with a plectrum or leather pick.
		While the balalaika's origin is as an instrument of the peasant class, it was elevated to an instrument worthy of the concert stage in 1888 by Vassily V. Andreyev, who began the movement which has resulted in the formation of large orchestras of folk instruments both in Russia and elsewhere.
	www.russianfolk.com /html/balalaika.html (137 words)

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