- Istarski mih
Istarski mih is a
Croatia nbagpipe native to the regions ofIstra andKvarner . It consists of a bag made most often fromgoat skin and a chanter with two reeds. The instrument is not dodecaphonically tempered, instead using theIstrian scale . Its sound is distinct and unusual.Unlike other Croatian bagpipe-like instruments that were forgotten and substituted with the
accordion andviolin , the art of playing istarski mih has not faced such rapid cultural decay (such as Slavonic bagpipes which are lately being reconstructed and played).We can also thank late
Ivan Matetić Ronjgov for reviving the art of playing istarski mih and sopile in 20th century, andStjepan Večković for continuing the instrument's tradition into the 21st century.
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