Etymology. The psaltery of Ancient Greece was a harp-like stringed instrument.The word psaltery derives from the Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion), "stringed instrument, psaltery, harp" and that from the verb ψάλλω (psállō), "to touch sharply, to pluck, pull, twitch" and in the case of the strings of musical instruments, "to play a stringed instrument with the fingers, and ...

The bowed psaltery is a type of psaltery or zither that is played with a bow. In contrast with the centuries-old plucked psaltery, the bowed psaltery appears to be a 20th-century invention. History Violin zither. In 1925 a German patent was issued to the Clemens Neuber Company for a bowed psaltery which also included a set of strings arranged ...

The koto is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakhstan jetigen. Koto are roughly 180 centimetres (71 in) in length, and made from Paulownia wood …

Ses cordes, initialement en boyaux puis faites de métal, sont fixées par des chevilles au-dessus d'une caisse de résonance plate, comme la cithare dont il est en réalité une des formes sur table. Son cadre est triangulaire ou trapézoïdal, avec de nombreuses variations de forme comme le groin de porc (une sorte de trapèze dont les petits côtés s'incurvent vers l'intérieur [1]).

The Abbey of Saint Gall (German: Abtei St. Gallen) is a dissolved abbey (747–1805) in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland.The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Gallus had erected his hermitage.It became an independent principality between 9th and 13th centuries, and was for many centuries one of …

The gayageum or kayagum (in Korean 가야금) is a traditional Korean plucked zither with 12 strings, though some more recent variants have 18, 21 or 25 strings.It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instrument. It is similar with other Asian instruments like Chinese guzheng, Japanese koto, Mongolian yatga, Vietnamese đàn tranh, Sundanese kacapi and …

A sistrum (plural: sistra or Latin sistra; from the Greek σεῖστρον seistron of the same meaning; literally "that which is being shaken", from σείειν seiein, "to shake") is a musical instrument of the percussion family, chiefly associated with ancient Egypt.It consists of a handle and a U-shaped metal frame, made of brass or bronze and between 30 and 76 cm in width.

The soprano Loraine Wyman, who sang Appalachian folk songs in concert venues around the time of the First World War, created a brief splash for the Appalachian dulcimer by demonstrating it in concerts, and was portrayed in Vogue magazine (right) holding her instrument, a Thomas. But Wyman preferred singing with the more robust support of the piano. The instrument achieved …

Sawtry (/ s ɔː t r iː /) is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Sawtry lies approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Huntingdon.Sawtry is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The village is home to over 6,000 people.

The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer, dulcimer, santouri, or tympanon) is a percussion-stringed instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board.The hammered dulcimer is set before the musician, who in more traditional styles may sit cross-legged on the floor, or in a more modern style may stand or sit at a …