Balaban (instrument)

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Balaban
Classification	Double reed
Other names	Balaban
Related instruments	*Sorna Rhaita Suona Sopila Shawm Birbynė Mey (instrument) Duduk

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The balaban is an Azeri musical instrument, and is often considered the national instrument of Azerbaijan. It is a bagpipe,^{[citation needed]} with cylindrical shawm-like pipes.

Heumann, Michael (2004-08-16). "Azerbaijan". Almaty or Bust!. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on December 26, 2007. "(T)he Azeri national instrument is a type of bagpipe called a balaban."
Umid, Aysel; Translated by Afina Yagizarova. "Guba: Music". Azerbaijan: The Land of Arts. TUTU Children's Cultural Center. Retrieved on February 17 2008.

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European classical (modern)	Piccolo oboe • Piccolo heckelphone • Oboe • Oboe d'amore • Cor anglais (English horn) • Bass oboe • Heckelphone • Contrabass oboe • Tenoroon • Bassoon • Semi contrabassoon • Contrabassoon • Contraforte • Sarrusophone • Soprano sarrusophone • Alto sarrusophone • Tenor sarrusophone • Baritone sarrusophone • Bass sarrusophone • Contrabass sarrusophone • Rothphone • Contrabassophone • Reed contrabass • Tromboon

European classical (historical)	Aulos • Baroque oboe • Bassanelli • Cornamuse • Cromorne • Crumhorn • Dulcian • Hirtenschalmei • Kortholt • Oboe da caccia • Pommer • Rackett • Rauschpfeife • Shawm

African traditional	Algaita • Rhaita

Asian traditional	Balaban • Duduk • Guan • Gyaling • Hichiriki • Hne • Kèn bầu • Kèn đám ma • Kuzhal • Mey • Mizmar • Nadaswaram • Pi • Piri • Shehnai • Sorna • Sralai • Suona • Taepyeongso • Zurna • Surnai

European traditional	Aulos • Bifora • Birbynė • Bombarde • Catalan shawm • Dulzaina • Musette • Piffero • Sopila • Tárogató • Zurla

American traditional	Trompeta china