Tuesday 29 November 2016

An ancient Russian folk stringed musical instrument

Musical instrument harp - what is it? It belongs to the stringed species. Harp - ancient tool, familiar to many for legends. But in modern times it sounds can be heard mainly in orchestras, folk-oriented play of Slavic music. Although it is still not extinct some talented craftsmen who are able to extract music from this ancient instrument.

When created a harp? 

From childhood, everyone has heard about the harp. What are they? This is an unusual ancient musical instrument. In earlier times, it often sounds were heard in the village huts. On this instrument, there are many legends and folk sayings. For the first time harp mentioned in 591 year. But a more precise date of creation of this musical instrument is not in any source.

A little history Harp - what is it? 

It is an ancient stringed musical instrument. But when he appeared - is not known. There are many versions. One of them - a harp formed by ancient musical bow. It was a folk instrument, rather primitive and famous in almost all countries. In support of this version you can add that this string musical bow called "Harp". But, as stated above, it is only one of a plurality of hypotheses.

In the ninth century, playing the harp Slavs surprised Byzantine kings. While the tool was made of dry maple or spruce boards. Names psaltery sometimes occurred from the ornamental material. For example, the master preferred maple Sycamore. But when they began to stretch the strings of a metal harp (photo eat them in this article) came to be called "zvonchatye". 

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