The Duduk and its Music

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2008 URL: Description: The duduk, the Armenian oboe, is a doublereed wind instrument characterized by a warm, soft, slightly nasal timbre. It belongs to the category of aerophones, which also includes the balaban played in Azerbaijan and Iran, the duduki common in Georgia and the ney in soft wood of the apricot tree is the ideal material for the body of the instrument.