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They mention the closest living instrument might be the Lithuanian skudučiai, which led me to this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs738I0QbAQ http
by pierrec 4y ago
They mention the closest living instrument might be the Lithuanian skudučiai, which led me to this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs738I0QbAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs738I0QbAQ
The scale was probably different from that example. I don't know if it's possible to narrow down what the exact pitches were - did the pipes contain a stopper made from a less durable material (as is often the case with pan pipes)? The article mentions an experimental reconstruction was made in a pentatonic scale, though that scale might be a guess rather than a certainty.