Baltic psaltery
krylovidnye gusli
Baltic psaltery is a family of related
Types
Baltic psalteries include:
- Kanklės (Lithuania)
- Kantele (Finland, Karelia and Northwest Russia)
- Kannel (Estonia)
- Kāndla (Livonian people of Northwest Latvia)
- Kokles(Latvia)
- Udmurt people of Central Russia)
- Krylovidnye gusli(Northwest Russia)
- Kusle (Mari people of Central Russia)
- Sápmi)
The internationally most known instrument of the family is Finnish kantele, so its name is sometimes used in English to also refer to other Baltic psalteries as well. Many of the Baltic psalteries hold a strong symbolic significance in their respective countries, including Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Russia, where playing instruction and instrument makers are available.[2]
Etymology
According to Finnish linguist
Proto-European root *qan- ('to sing, to sound'). However, Lithuanian ethnologist Romualdas Apanavičius believes they could be derived from the Proto-European root *gan(dh)-, meaning 'a vessel; a haft (of a sword)', suggesting that it may be related to the Russian word gusli.[5][6]
The Baltic Psaltery Symposia
Since 1990 Baltic Psaltery Symposia have taken place in Finland (1990; 1997; 2008), Lithuania (1994; 2017), Latvia (2000), Canada (2004) and Estonia (2013) every three or four years on a rotating basis.[7]
References
- ^ Muktupāvels 2013, pp. 12
- ^ Djupsjöbacka, Tove (May 24, 2016). "The kantele – not exclusively Finnish". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Muktupāvels 2013, pp. 12
- ISBN 978-9624-2118-2-5. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Muktupāvels 2013, pp. 13
- ^ Rahkonen, Carl (2004). "The Baltic Psaltery Symposia". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
Bibliography
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baltic psaltery.
- ISBN 978-9934-8276-2-4.
Further reading
- Tëmkin, Ilya (January 2004). "Evolution of the Baltic psaltery: a case for phyloorganology". The Galpin Society Journal, Retrieved April 1, 2017.
