Book
Duduk Virtuoso: Scales and Exercises for Traditional and Extended Range Armenian Duduk
by Georgy Mnasyan (Minasov)
Minasov Books·2018·58 pages·English, Armenian, Russian
About the book
Duduk Virtuoso is the first scales and exercise book written for both the traditional Armenian duduk and the extended range duduk — an instrument invented by Georgy Minasyan himself. The book was conceived with the future of the duduk in mind. While the traditional duduk is limited to a playing range of roughly one octave, the extended range duduk spans two full octaves and supports all twelve keys, dramatically expanding the instrument's repertoire.
The book serves a dual purpose: to help aspiring musicians develop greater proficiency on the traditional instrument, and to unlock the full potential of the duduk through mastery of its improved form. Material progresses from easy to complex, with each successive exercise raising the performance challenge and building toward complete mastery.
