Back Klapper (Instrument) ALS Matraca Catalan Тукмак (мусăк инструменчĕ) CV Klepper (Instrument) German Чакамкат MDF Kołatka Polish Колотушка (музыкальный инструмент) Russian Калатало Ukrainian Kolotushka (musiqa asbobi) Uzbek
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| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.1 |
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The kalatalo (Ukrainian: калатало) (also known as kalatailo, kalatalka, torokhkalo, stukalo, stukalka, torokhkavka, klepalo, bovkalo[1]) is a Ukrainian folk instrument used in folk ensembles whenever a drum or tambourine is not available. It was also used by night guards to scare away intruders. In Galicia, the kalatalo is used instead of bells during Good Friday.[2]
The instrument is made from a piece of wood with a handle. A second piece of wood shorter than the first is joined to the original piece by metal rings near from the handle. A hole is drilled through both pieces at one end and a wooden bolt is placed through the hole so that the additional piece can move a small distance. When the instrument is spun around it produces a very loud sound amplified by the stillness of the night.
A variant of the torokhkalo is the klepach that consists of a wooden hammer on an axis which is swung from one side to the other.[citation needed]
- ^ Словник української мови (in Ukrainian). Naukova Dumka. 1970–1980.
- ^ "Класифікація інструментів за Е. Горнбостлем та К. Заксом". Навчальний портал НУБіП (in Ukrainian).