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Diple (pluralia tantum; pronounced[dîple̞], fromGreekδῐπλόοςlit. 'double, two-fold'),[1] also known asmisnjiče,miješnice andmih,[2] is a traditionalwoodwind musical instrument originating in theAdriatic Littoral. It is played inBosnia and Herzegovina,[3]Croatia,[4]Slovenia,[4]Montenegro,[4] andSerbia.[5]
The diple may be found as afipple flute or as areedpipe, but in either case is distinctive in that it incorporates two bores within one body, and thus creates two notes simultaneously.[6] Generally, the left hand fingers a group of holes on the left side of the body, and the right on its side.
All bagpipe diple have a double chanter with two separate single reeds, which originated in the coastal areas of Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro with various difference.[7] The bag of the bagpipes is called amêh/mijeh/mješina, which consists of a tanned goat skin, the blowpipe is adulac orgajdenica, through which the air is blown, which is in fact a double chanter used to play the melody and harmony simultaneously. The chanter incorporates twosingle reeds, one in each bore. The mijeh or diple is played fromIstria in the north, down throughLika,Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and ending in Montenegro.[8][2]
Unlike the majority ofEuropean bagpipes, themeh has nodrone (trubanj,prdalo,prdaljka), instead playing both a melody and harmony part on the chanter. Though their general form is similar, themeh in different parts of Bosnia varies in chanter tunings, ornamentation, and other small factors. Themeh is an untempered instrument, and its specific intonation varies by region.
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