{{Short description|Reed wind instrument}} {{Infobox instrument | name = Pilili | names = |image=Pilili,Tbilisi.jpg | image_capt = Pilili | background = woodwind | classification = single-reed aerophone | hornbostel_sachs = 422.211.2 | hornbostel_sachs_desc = single reed instrument with cylindrical bore and fingerholes | inventors = | developed = | range = | related = arghul, bülban, clarinet, diplica, dili tuiduk, dozaleh, cifte, launeddas, mijwiz, sipsi, zammara, zummara | musicians = | builders = | articles = }}
'''Pilili''' is a reed wind instrument in Adjara, west Georgia. 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>
<gallery> File:Musical Instruments and Musicians. Various Musical Instruments, Including a Koshnai WDL10771.png|Instruments from Russian Turkestan, 1869-1872...from left: nagaras, sorna, bülban, 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. Musician on far left has pilili-like instrument. </gallery>
==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 plum tree) or Didgula (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
== References == {{reflist}}
{{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)