Tag: instrument-guide

Middle size/pitch drum, it has a slack goat skin membrane and it is hit with the palms. Important in the Jamaican Burru music and Rastafari movement, it is part of…

Uses in Javanese gamelan and Balinese wayang, these range from 12 to 14 tuned bronze keys, all suspended over metal or bamboo resonators. Catalog context: Family of Indonesian metallophones. Public…

Gadulka is treated here as a string instrument. Public catalog notes are limited, so this guide focuses on a trustworthy study process instead of unsupported historical detail. This guide turns…

Used for elaborate and complex parts, it has thinner but wider metal bars suspended above resonator rods, it is the middle-pitched member of the gendèr family. Catalog context: Middle pitch…

Small Bulgarian/Macedonian and Balkan goat or sheep-skin bagpipe used in folk, pastoral or other traditional settings. There are many similarly named small bagpipes in this area. Catalog context: Southeastern Europe…

Used for simple ornamentation, it has thick small metal bars suspended above resonator rods, it is the highest pitched member of the gendèr family. Catalog context: Higest pitch metallophone used…

Larger than the gallega, it has been in use since atleast the 13th century, traditionally with only one chanter and drone, it has very colourfully decorated fur. Catalog context: Larger…

Historically solo instrument used in traditional and ritual dances, the drones have reinforced pewter rings and the goatskin bag is covered with a colourful fabric. Catalog context: Cloth covered Aragonese…

Used at-least since the 9th century, it has two to three drones with bag and pipe both decorated with fur. Used in festivals by marching players accompanied by percussion. Catalog…

Large square spring-containing bellows operated by the feet, it was used by accordion players as bass accompaniment in early 20th century Wallonia. Catalog context: Foot operated bass bellows. Public catalog…