Waldzither
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String instrument | |
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Classification |
necked box lute ) |
Developed | Germany |
The waldzither (German: "forest zither") is a plucked string instrument from
open tunings
as usual in citterns.
Producers of the waldzither attempted to establish it as a national instrument of Germany in the first half of the 20th century, when more complicated instruments were hard to get and to afford. Martin Luther was popularly said to have played a similar cittern at the Wartburg.[1][2]
Waldoline
When the lowest single course is omitted, it is sometimes called a waldoline, a portmanteau of waldzither and mandoline.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Waldzither - Bibliography of the 19th century". Studia Instrumentorum. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "The Stringed Instrument Database: Index". stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com.
- ^ "The Stringed Instrument Database: W-Z". stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com.
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