stringed instruments
101Bow (music) — This article is about the bow used to play a string instrument. For the musical instrument called bow , see musical bow. A cello bow In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits… …
102Morin khuur — Морин хуур (Morin khuur) Sambuugiin Pürevjav of Altai Khairkhan performing in Paris in 2005. String instrument Other names Matouqin, Шоор (Shoor), Икил (Ikil) …
103Rondalla — Valencian folk ensemble La Rondalla de la Costera performing live in Dénia The rondalla is an ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick and generally known as plectrum instruments. It originated in Medieval Spain,… …
104History of music — Music is found in every known culture, past and present, varying wildly between times and places. Scientists now believe that modern humans emerged from Africa 160,000 years ago. Around 50,000 years ago these humans began to disperse from Africa… …
105Archtop guitar — An archtop guitar is a steel stringed acoustic or semi acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with blues and jazz players. Typically, an archtop has:* F holes similar to members of the… …
106Guitar tunings — Guitar standard tuning, shown one octave higher than actual pitch. (E2.A2.D3.G3.B3.e4) Guitar tunings almost always refers to the pitch of the open ( unfretted ) string, though some tunings may only realistically be attained by the use of a capo… …
107band — band1 /band/, n. 1. a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters. 2. Music. a. a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type:… …
108Teochew string music — A Chaozhou tihu Teochew sring music or Chaozhou xianshi (Chinese: 潮州弦诗; literally Chaozhou string poem also called string poem music ) is classed as a type of sizhu music (chamber music for strings and woodwind, literally silk/bamboo ) although… …
109PSALMS, BOOK OF — This article is arranged according to the following outline: < <title> > place in the canon number of psalms verse division division into books composition of the psalter date of the psalter ascription to david types of psalms psalms… …
110History of religious Jewish music — This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. For the main article on religious Jewish music, see Religious Jewish music.The history of religious Jewish music spans over two millennia and covers… …
