Tags: Ethno, instrument, Motu
Developed sometime during the late 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, the archlute is a stringed instrument that was played by plucking the strings. It is a necked bowl instrument, named as such because of its shape and design. Before the archlute was created, the theorbo, which was a larger version of [...]
Memphis is a city that sits in the southwest corner of Tennessee and is the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the Chickasaw Bluff which is just south of the mouth of the Wolf River. The estimated population of Memphis is over 670, 000 which makes it the largest [...]
The mandola is a stringed instrument that has a round shaped body, has eight strings and is played with a pick. There are quite a few similarities between the mandola and the guitar. In fact, the mandola looks like a teardrop-shaped guitar. It can also be acoustic or electric, just like the guitar. It is [...]
Do you want to pick your first guitar? Picking your first guitar can be a difficult choice. There are so many guitars to choose from. Do you buy an acoustic guitar? Do you buy a classical guitar? Do you buy an electric guitar? Buying your first guitar is an awesome experience. No instrument is cooler [...]
The mandolin is a stringed instrument that looks a lot like a teardrop-shaped guitar. Like the guitar, it is strummed or plucked with a pick in order to play the instrument, and the strings are placed over a bridge to let them vibrate freely. A member of the lute family, the mandolin was developed from [...]
In general, a lute is a stringed instrument that loosely resembles a guitar, but has a round body, a deep and round back, a fretted or unfretted neck and is a member of the family of European lutes. The instrument is played by plucking the strings, which vibrate and create the sound. The strings are [...]
The synclavier is not an instrument; it is an electronic device that adds something to music. More specifically, it was a synthesizer and sampler that was created by New England Digital. It was first introduced to the market in 1975 and was quickly picked up by musicians who relied on electric instruments. Music producers were [...]
For many years I have been very interested in one special musical instrument: the French horn. If you have never heard a French horn, well this intriguing brass instrument with a mellow tone. There are not small instrument. A normal French horn will be 12 feet of tubing and it is part of the bass [...]
Pablo Casals, was a past master of the cello. He was the virtuoso in the 20th century. he was a Spanish cellist, pianist, composer, conductor, and humanitarian . As a solo cellist he was known for his beautiful tone and intellectual strength, and he introduced Bach’s cello suites into the baroque repertoire . He was [...]
