Ilya Efimov - Balalaika prima (KONTAKT)

Илья Ефимов, балалайка прима для Native Instrument KONTAKT. Струны на современной балалайке: первая струна (ля) — нержавеющая сталь, вторая и третья (ми-ми) — нейлоновые. Размеры корпуса и длина грифа варьируются в зависимости от типа и могут иметь от шестнадцати до тридцати одного лада.

Ilya Efimov Balalaika prima for Native Instrument KONTAKT. The strings on the modern balalaika are: frst string (A) stainless steel with the second and third strings (E-E) nylon. Body sizes and neck lengths vary according to type and may have from sixteen to thirty-one frets.

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Ilya Efimov - Balalaika prima

The balalaika is used as a concert solo, ensemble and orchestral instrument. Modern Russian orchestras featuring folk instruments use five varieties of the bala-
laika: prima, second alto, bass and double bass (contrabass). Of these, only the prima is considered a solo virtuoso instrument. It is this uniquely essential variety that we are happy to introduce as the latest addition to our library of virtual instruments: “Balalaika”.