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Instrumental songs of Russian music

Russian instrumental culture is also relatively developed, and almost all men can play musical instruments. Common folk musical instruments are Bayan (accordion), guitar, mandolin and Balalaika. "Balalaika" is a distinctive Russian folk musical instrument, which is also called "grand piano" because of its triangular shape. It belongs to a stringed instrument, with five or six shapes of high, medium and low, among which the timbre of tenor Balalaika is the brightest and crisp, and it is the most widely circulated among the people. On the basis of Russian folk songs, instrumental music is mostly developed by adding flowers to melody or decomposing chords. Song and dance and chorus are usually performed at parties, and musicians often have high performance skills and variation ability. Famous music includes My Darling, Carla Busca and so on. The favorite musical instruments of Russians are Bayan and mandolin. Instrumental music is mostly based on folk songs or dance music, and its playing techniques are varied with beautiful melody and rich colors.

Due to long-term contacts with Han, Uygur, Kazak, Tatar and other ethnic groups, Chinese Russians often sing folk songs in different national languages.