A balalaika is a triangle-shaped string instrument with a fretted neck, hollow body and three strings. Two of them are tuned to the same note and the third is tuned a perfect fourth higher. "Children ...

The balalaika is a Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular body and three strings. The family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the ...

Program notes ([2] p. : ill.) inserted in container. John Osedach, bass- domra; Alexander Kuchma, bass- balalaika; Michael Fedak, 2nd prima dora; Jack Matlin, secunda ...

As part of the festival celebration “Days of Russian Culture,” Luther College’s Balalaika Ensemble performs at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7 in The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

When did balalaikas first appear, who played them and, most importantly, still play them? Here's all you need to know about the balalaika. When did the balalaika first appear in Russia? Historians ...

It seemed like there was a time when everybody’s aunt had an old one in their closet. Balalaika, that is…a traditional Russian instrument that looks like a triangular guitar and has three strings.