# Pilili

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{{Short description|Reed wind instrument}}
{{Infobox instrument
| name                  = Pilili
| names                 =
|image=Pilili,Tbilisi.jpg
| image_capt            = Pilili
| background            = woodwind
| classification        = [single-reed aerophone](/source/single-reed_instrument)
| hornbostel_sachs      = 422.211.2 
| hornbostel_sachs_desc = single reed instrument with cylindrical bore and fingerholes
| inventors             =
| developed             =
| range                 = 
| related               = [arghul](/source/arghul), [bülban](/source/b%C3%BClban),  [clarinet](/source/clarinet), [diplica](/source/diplica), [dili tuiduk](/source/dili_tuiduk), [dozaleh](/source/dozaleh), [cifte](/source/Arghul), [launeddas](/source/launeddas), [mijwiz](/source/mijwiz), [sipsi](/source/sipsi), zammara, [zummara](/source/zummara)
| musicians             = 
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}}

'''Pilili''' is a reed [wind instrument](/source/wind_instrument) in [Adjara](/source/Adjara), west [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)). It is a pipe of 25-30cm in length with 5-7 keys.<ref name="Georgia">{{cite web |title=Pilili |url=http://www.hangebi.ge/eng/pilili.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204234153/https://www.hangebi.ge/eng/pilili.html |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |accessdate=February 13, 2024 |website=Georgian Folk Music Instruments}}</ref>

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File:Musical Instruments and Musicians. Various Musical Instruments, Including a Koshnai WDL10771.png|Instruments from Russian Turkestan, 1869-1872...from left: [nagaras](/source/Nagara_(drum)), [sorna](/source/sorna), [bülban](/source/b%C3%BClban), [ghoshmeh](/source/ghoshmeh), tas. The unknown reed-tipped pipe bears close resemblance to the Pilili.
File:Troupe of Musicians. Group of Musicians and a Batcha, or Dancing Boy WDL11112.png|Troop of Tajik or Uzbek musicians from [Russian Turkestan](/source/Russian_Turkestan).  Musician on far left has pilili-like instrument. 
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==Description==
The main parts of the pilili are the trunk and the mouthpiece. The stem or trunk is a tube about 25-30 cm long, on which 5-7 holes are made.<ref name=Georgia/> The mouthpiece is a small tube, the length of which depends on the desired sound. It has a split in its sidewall, creating a reed that makes sound when a musician blows through the top tip.

The stem of the pilili is made from Tkemli ([Prunus cerasifera](/source/Prunus_cerasifera) plum tree) or Didgula ([Sambucus nigra](/source/Sambucus_nigra)) wood.<ref name=Georgia/> In ancient times, tsipil (the tip) was also made from didgula wood, but today is made from bamboo.<ref name=Georgia/> The tone of the pilili is diatonic, and it has a chromatic range of one octave.<ref name=Georgia/>

==See also==
* [Sipsi](/source/Sipsi)

== References ==
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{{cite web |website= International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatory |title= Musical Instruments |url= http://polyphony.ge/en/georgia/georgian-traditional-music/musical-instruments/}}

{{Musical instruments of Georgia (country)}}
{{Single reeds}}
Category:Musical instruments of Georgia (country)

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