Wind Instruments of Tradition

Abstract

Wind instruments of tradition are an evidence of their long existence, indisputable folkloric and artistic values of people who have made them, of societies that have used them, and of nations that have absorbed sounds, melodies, songs, dances and other high musical values that these instruments have produced. In the sphere of folklore, these intruments have got historical, ethnographic, ethical, aesthetic, semiotic, artistic and music values being inexhaustible sources for creators generation after generation, inexhaustible sources in artistic musical compositions of every ethnicity. The research on these instruments will always bring up untreated issues until now, an opportunity to recognise and learn even more about particularities, things in common and differences at times when they were created, why they were created, what did they serve for and what do they serve for today. Musical values and instruments that peoples have inherited from generation to generation, by using and fetching them until present days, are a great treasure of every ethnicity. Studying them helps us to get deeper and deeper into the culture and art that mankind has created throughout centuries. The benefit from  this rich tradition to our lives, has always been huge. Even nowadays, folk tradition still occupies a considerable place in the musical and cultural life throughout the globe. Traditional instruments which sound harmonized and fit in with big orchestras, are spices or icing on the cake, as folks say!.