Peruvian Musical Instruments Guide
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THE CHARANGO
It is an instrument created based on the model of the classical guitar. It is of size
small in relation to the original instrument, but on the other hand it possesses a
largest number of strings (12). Its resonator box is made of
armadillo shell or kirkincho, although there are also wooden ones. Its use
It is very popular in the southern region of the country.
THE DRAWER
The cajón is a percussion instrument of Afro-Peruvian origin. It consists of a
wooden block, used in most musical variations
coastal women of the marinera, as well as in Creole music and black music in
Traditionally, the cajón was built with cedar or mahogany. Although
Their shapes and sizes vary, their most common measurements are as follows:
A base of 35 cm x 20 cm wide, and a height of 46 cm. The thickness of the
wood is from 12 to 15 mm.
The front face is thinner, and on it, the percussionist plays with their fingers or
with the hollowed palm, basically achieving two types of sound: more
grave towards the center of the lid or sharper at the upper edge of it.
The percussionist sits on the instrument playing it at the front.
The drawer has a circular opening or hole at the back.
approximately about 10 cm. In some cases, it has two holes, which are
rectangular and are located on the sides.
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THE QUENA
The Quena is the oldest wind instrument that man has conceived.
in prehistoric times.
The quenas are flutes without an air channel, longitudinal, isolated,
open and partially covered, with holes and notches, that can be found
mainly in Peru
The ideal material for making the quena is cane. But likewise
you can find quenas made of pumpkin, llama bone or
pelican, made of metal, wood, clay, stone, plastic, and even of
human tibia. The quena contains a beveled segment, which constitutes the
mouthpiece. It has 5 or 6 small finger holes with which one
they compose the variations of the sound produced by the breath of the performer. In
each region has a different predominant size.
THE ZAMPOÑA
It is an instrument from the family of pan flutes, consisting of the gathering of
various tubes of cane of different sizes held together by threads
intertwined forming one or two rows. The size of the tube determines the note
musical. Este instrumento presenta distintas variedades regionales,
depending on the length, arrangement, and number of reeds. Its use is
frequent in almost all the festivities of the south of the country and especially in the
Puno department.
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THE RHYTHMIC BOX
Parallelepiped of 34 cm. per side -approximately- that is hanging from
the nape.
The instrumentalist strikes the side of the box with a mallet, while with the other
my hand hits the lid incessantly, opening and closing it.
THE JAW
Lower jaw of a donkey, mule, or horse has been
converted, thanks to Afro-Peruvian ingenuity, into a
a percussion instrument, it is held
with one hand and with the other, it strikes making
to sound the teeth that are loose in their
respective alveoli, which serve as
resonators.
It is also played with a scraper, which can be
made of bone, wood, which is rubbed over the row of
teeth. Hence the names of the rosette,
carrasca are onomatopoeic voices.
THE TIN
It is a percussion instrument in the form of a
small hand drum made of leather. It has a
wide dissemination in the Andean area and is touched on -
fundamentally by women – with a drumstick,
in dances and ceremonies related to life
peasant, especially during the times of
harvesting and livestock branding.
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