Lijerica

Lijerica

A Lijerica from Dalmatia
String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.321-71 (Necked bowl lute sounded by a bow)
Related instruments
Byzantine lyra Classical Kemenche, (Turkish: Armudî kemençe, Greek: Πολίτικη Λύρα) Cello Lira (Calabrian) (Italian: Lira Calabrese) Lira da braccio Lijerica Lyra (Cretan) (Greek: Λύρα) Lyre (terminology) Fiddle Gadulka (Bulgarian: Гъдулка) Gudok (Russian: гудок Ukrainian: гудок) Kemenche Rabel (instrument) Rabāb (Arabic الرباب) Rebec violin

Lijerica player in Dubrovnik

The lijerica (Croatian pronunciation: ) is a musical instrument from the Croatian region of Dalmatia and Croatian parts of eastern Hercegovina. It is a pear-shaped, three-stringed instrument which is played with a bow. It is played to accompany the traditional linđo dance from the region. The lijerica's name comes from the lyra (Greek: λύρα), the bowed instrument of the Byzantine Empire which it probably evolved from.

While the lijerica is most often associated with traditional folk music, it is still found in modern music from the region. One artist who is notable for his use of the instrument is Mate Bulić.

Origins

The lijerica is closely related to the bowed musical instrument

• Lirica - tradicijsko glazbalo hrvatskoga Jadrana (Croatian)
• Hercegovački etno okret Lijerica (Croatian)

External links

1. ^ Margaret J. Kartomi: On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments. Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology, University of Chicago Press, 1990
2. ^ "lira." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 28 Feb
3. ^ stringed instrument. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 14, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/569200/stringed-instrument (Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009)

References

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