Sipsi

Sipsi

The sipsi is a Turkish woodwind instrument. It is a clarinet-like, single-reed instrument with six finger holes, used mainly in folk music. Its size varies from region to region. The word "sipsi" is probably onomatopoeic, and is related to "zıpçi", meaning "whistle".

The instrument's range is greater than its six finger holes would suggest, the upper registers being attained by breath control.

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v • d • e Single reed instruments

Modern	Aulochrome • Clarinet • Heckel-clarina • Heckelphone-clarinet • Octavin • Saxophone • Tárogató (modern) • Xaphoon

European historical	Chalumeau

European traditional	Albogue • Alboka • Diplica • Hornpipe • Launeddas • Pibgorn • Pku • Sipsi • Zhaleika

Middle Eastern traditional	Arghul • Double clarinet (zummara) • Mijwiz

Central Asian traditional	Dili tuiduk

v • d • e Turkish musical instruments

String Instruments :	█ Bowed instruments: Kemenche • Yaylı tanbur • Rebab • Adapazarı kemane • Kars kemane • Bafra kemane • Yörük kemanesi • Tırnak kemane • Iklık █ Plucked instruments: Kanun • Çeng • Tanbur (Turkish) • Tar • Ud • Cümbüş • Saz • Gopuz █ Struck instruments: Santur

Woodwind instruments :	█ Exposed: Zurna • Tulum • Dankiyo • Gaida • Düdük • Çifte █ End-blown: Ney • Ney (Turkish) • Kaval • Sipsi • Dilli kaval • Dilli ney • Mey • Taragot • Dilli düdük • Kargı Düdük

Percussion instrument :	█ Auxiliary Percussion: Bendir • Daf • Davul • Darbuka • Naqareh • Kus • Kudüm • Nagara • Turkish crescent • Zill • Castanet

See also:	Turkish musical instruments • Turkish folk music • Ottoman classical music • Ottoman military band • Music of Turkey