Shepherd instruments - Małopolska thrombita

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It was a signaling instrument. With its help, the shepherds announced the approaching storms, called each other on
overnight, for prayer together, they announced the dawn and start of work, but also repelled bears and other wild animals. The thrombone was also played for pleasure, most often at sunset listening to its sound "rang in the wilderness of forests and valleys, when it broke on rocky peaks and walls" as Goszczyński wrote. At the beginning of the 19th century and earlier, trombites were used in a duet with bagpipes to win Christmas melodies at Christmas.

Thrombyte is difficult to see, it is a rare instrument. You can see it and hear during Palm Sunday in Rabka (movable date), and at folklore events in the region. In addition, they are in the collections of the main Małopolska museums, it will also be displayed at the thematic exhibition in Piwniczna-Zdrój.

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