Articles
The Tamburitza: Tamburitza History and Music
Tamburitza music has come to the United States by way of Yugoslavia, where its principal instrument, the tambura, is looked upon as the national instrument of the Croatians. The tambura...
The Tamburitza: Tamburitza History and Music
Tamburitza music has come to the United States by way of Yugoslavia, where its principal instrument, the tambura, is looked upon as the national instrument of the Croatians. The tambura...
Middle Eastern Shawms: Zurnas & Mizmars
Middle Eastern ShawmsZurnas & Mizmars by David Brown From Morocco to Central Asia, from the Sudan to the Balkans, festivals, dances, weddings and processions are accompanied by the exotic...
Middle Eastern Shawms: Zurnas & Mizmars
Middle Eastern ShawmsZurnas & Mizmars by David Brown From Morocco to Central Asia, from the Sudan to the Balkans, festivals, dances, weddings and processions are accompanied by the exotic...
Iranian Strings: Other Instruments To Use For I...
The only Western instrument that makes an easy transition to Iranian music, and indeed is commonly used by Classical and pop musicians, is the violin. Fretless, it can play all...
Iranian Strings: Other Instruments To Use For I...
The only Western instrument that makes an easy transition to Iranian music, and indeed is commonly used by Classical and pop musicians, is the violin. Fretless, it can play all...
The Bagpipe In Sweden: A Brief History
Swedish Bagpipes excerpts from John Creager A Short History of the Bagpipe The Bagpipe is an instrument with a strong and ancient tradtion in Sweden is certainly not common...
The Bagpipe In Sweden: A Brief History
Swedish Bagpipes excerpts from John Creager A Short History of the Bagpipe The Bagpipe is an instrument with a strong and ancient tradtion in Sweden is certainly not common...
Gadulka: The Bulgarian Fiddle
Bulgarian folk musicians have their own unique bowed instrument, the gadulka. Pear-shaped and unmistakeably a descendant of the medieval rebec, itself based on bowed instruments of the oriental countries, particularly...
Gadulka: The Bulgarian Fiddle
Bulgarian folk musicians have their own unique bowed instrument, the gadulka. Pear-shaped and unmistakeably a descendant of the medieval rebec, itself based on bowed instruments of the oriental countries, particularly...