ZURNA(CLARION)
The zurna (also called surnay, AMO A GIOT birbynė, lettish horn, surla, sornai, dili tuiduk,
zournas, or zurma), is a multinational outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by
a davul (bass
drum)
in Anatolian folk
music.
The
name
is
derived
[1][2]
from Persian س رن ا یsurnāy,
composed
of سورsūr “banquet,
feast”
and نایnāy “reed, pipe”. Turkish lore says that Adam, who was moulded from clay, had no
soul. It is said only the melodious tuiduk-playing of Archangel Gabriel could breathe life
into Adam. According to a Turkmen legend, the devil played the main role in tuiduk
invention (note the term ″devil openings", şeytan delikleri, in Turkish for the small apertures
on the bell). A ritual of inviting guests for a celebration has survived since ancient times:
two tuiduk players stand in front of each other, point their instruments upwards and play in
unison. During this act, they perform circular movements in a ritualistic fashion suggestive
of shamanism.