bowed instrument
101Lyra (disambiguation) — Lyra can refer to:*Lyra, a constellation. *Lyre, a stringed musical instrument known for its use in Classical Antiquity. *Lyra or Kemenche, a bowed instrument used in folk music in Turkey and Greece *RCA Lyra, a line of digital audio players. *K …
102Nanguan (music) — The mouthpiece of the Xiao flute. Nanguan (南管; pinyin: nánguǎn, literally southern pipes , also called nanyin (南音), nanyue (南樂), or nanqu (南曲)) is a style of Chinese classical music originating in the southern Chinese province of …
103erhu — [ə: hu:] noun a Chinese two stringed musical instrument held in the lap and played with a bow. Origin early 20th cent.: from Chin. èr two + hú bowed instrument …
104erhu — /ûrˈhoo/ noun A Chinese two stringed musical instrument, played with a bow ORIGIN: Chin èr two, and hú bowed instrument …
105down-bow — noun Date: 1883 a stroke in playing a bowed instrument (as a violin) in which the bow is drawn across the strings from the frog to the tip …
106up-bow — noun Date: 1876 a stroke in playing a bowed instrument in which the bow is moved across the strings from the tip to the heel …
107wolf — I. noun (plural wolves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wulf; akin to Old High German wolf wolf, Latin lupus, Greek lykos Date: before 12th century 1. plural also wolf a. any of several large predatory canids… …
108Fula people — Infobox Ethnic group group=Fula, Fulani poptime=10 to 13 million (2005) [Ndukwe 16 (1996) gives a figure of 10 million; Gordon, Adamawa Fulfulde , says 13 million speakers of all forms of Fulfulde.] popplace=Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal,… …
109Bariolage — The bowed instrument musical technique known as bariolage involves quick alternation between a static note and changing notes, that form a melody either above or below the static note. This technique is common to Baroque violin music, where the… …
110Scots Monastery, Regensburg — The Benedictine abbey of St James ( Jakobskirche ) in Regensburg, Germany, was founded by Hiberno Scottish missionaries and for most of its history was in the hands of first Irish, then Scottish monks. Hence it is known as the Scots Monastery, in …
