The telenka - (telynka, tylynka) - is a primitive form of dentsivka

Dentsivka

The dentsivka is a musical instrument.The dentsivka is often commonly called a sopilka, however, it differs from the true sopilka in that the dentsivka has a fipple, like the western European recorder. It is thus classified as a duct flute.Usually it is made from a tube of wood approximately 30...

 without fingerholes.

The pitch produced from the instrument is changed by placing a finger into the open end of the pipe and covering this opening by a half or third etc. and also by the strength of the players breathe.

Its length is approximately 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in), although instruments can range up to 60 cm (24 in) in length.

This instrument is very common in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 especially in the areas bordering with the Ukrainian Bukovina

Bukovina

Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...

 area where it is known as the tilinca.

Sources

• Humeniuk, A. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty - Kiev: "Naukova dumka", 1967
• Mizynec, V. - Ukrainian Folk Instruments - Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984
• Cherkasky, L. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty // Kiev: "Tekhnika", 2003 - 262 pages. ISBN 966-575-111-5

External Links

• Samples and Pictures of Ukrainian Instruments