Mijwiz
Mijwiz from Egypt | |
| Woodwind instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | single-reed aerophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.211.2 (single reed instrument with cylindrical bore and fingerholes) |
| Related instruments | |
| arghul, bülban, clarinet, diplica, dili tuiduk, dozaleh, cifte, launeddas, pilili, sipsi, zammara, zummara | |
The mijwiz (Arabic: مجوز, DIN: miǧwiz) is a traditional Middle East musical instrument popular in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Its name in Arabic means "dual", because of its consisting of two, short, bamboo pipes with reed tips put together, making the mijwiz a double-pipe, single-reed woodwind instrument.