Drone (music) — In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. The word drone is also used to refer to any part of a musical instrument that is just used to… … Wikipedia
zither — zitherist, n. /zith euhr, zidh /, n. a musical instrument, consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings stretched over it, that is placed on a horizontal surface and played with a plectrum and the fingertips. [1840 50; < G < L cithara… … Universalium
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List of string instruments — This is a list of string instruments categorized according to the technique used to produce sound, followed by a list of string instruments grouped by country or region of origin. Bowed instruments * Ajaeng (Korea) * Anzad * Arpeggione * Banhu… … Wikipedia
List of national instruments (music) — National instruments redirects here. For the company, see National Instruments. This list contains musical instruments of symbolic or cultural importance within a nation, state, ethnicity, tribe or other group of people. In some cases, national… … Wikipedia
stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… … Universalium
Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… … Universalium
Banjo — For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation). Banjo A modern 5 string banjo String instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 321.322 5 (Composite chordophone sounded by the bare fing … Wikipedia
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
Psalterium (instrument) — Infobox Instrument name=Psalterium names= classification=String instrument range=Drone (music) related=Hammered dulcimer, Tabor, Psaltery, Zither, Aeolian harp articles=Psalterium or Tambourin a chordes is a stringed musical instrument, and means … Wikipedia
Drone zithers in Europe, type "Scheitholt"
