"The Balalaika" is actually a family of three-stringed Russian instruments, triangularin shape. From the smallest to the largest, they are: piccolo, prima, sekunda, alto, bass and contrabass. The "prima" balalaika, typically the melody instrument in an ensemble or orchestra, is played with the right index finger; the others are usually played with a plectrum or leather pick. While the balalaika's origin is as an instrument of the peasant class, it was elevated to an instrument worthy of the concert stage in 1888 by Vassily V. Andreyev, who began the movement which has resulted in the formation of large orchestras of folk instruments both in Russia and elsewhere.
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