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Birbyn\u0117<\/em> is an authentic Lithuanian wind musical instrument distinct in its gentle sound. It is a single or double-reeded aerophone which may or may not have a\u00a0mouthpiece<\/a>. Birbyn\u0117s <\/em>were made of wood, bark, horns, straw or goose feathers. Sound is being produced by blowing and thus movig the reed. To control the pitch of a sound, from 3 to 6 holes were made along the body of the instrument.<\/p>\n Birbyn\u0117s <\/em>were very popular among herdsmen, who used it to give signals, play songs or dance tunes etc.<\/p>\n The earliest versions of birbyn\u0117s <\/em>were made of straw, feathers or willow. Later on the instruments evolved into two new types. First one \u2013\u00a0 sekmini\u0173 rageliai<\/em> \u2013 were used during spring festivities. The latest modification of the instrument, diatonic birbyn\u0117, <\/em>could be used to play a more complicated melodies in a double tonality.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n