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The rebec (sometimes rebecha, rebeckha, and other spellings, pronounced / ˈ r iː b ɛ k / or / ˈ r ɛ b ɛ k /) is a bowed stringed instrument of the Medieval era and the early Renaissance. In its most common form, it has a narrow boat-shaped body and one to five strings.
Rebec player with 3-string instrument Rabel or possibly rebec. Line around edge of soundboard indicates this instrument had a skin soundboard. 11th century A.D. Rebec or fiddle from Harley manuscript 4951, folio 297V in the British Library. 1330 A.D. Pamplona Cathedral. Rebec player with 2-string instrument. Rotte: Circa 1100 A.D., Italy.
In the late Middle Ages, the European rebec developed from this instrument (and from the related Byzantine lyra). [2] The Maghreb rebab was described by a musicologist as the "predominant" rebab of North Africa, although the instrument was in decline with younger generations when that was published in 1984. [1]
The gudok (Russian pronunciation:, Russian: гудок), gudochek (Russian pronunciation: [gʊˈdot͡ɕɪk], Russian: гудочек) is an ancient Eastern Slavic string musical instrument, played with a bow. [1] A 12th century gudok or rebec, found in Novgorod.
The instrument was most popular in Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, and Scandinavia. [2] Most information about the medieval harp comes from art and poetry of the era, though some original instruments survive and are available to view in museums. Performers play modern reconstructions of medieval harps today.
Long String Instrument, (by Ellen Fullman, strings are rubbed in, and vibrate in the longitudinal mode) Magnetic resonance piano , (strings activated by electromagnetic fields) Stringed instruments with keyboards
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The Arabic rabāb is a type of a bowed string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East. [11] It is the earliest known bowed instrument, [12] and the ancestor of all European bowed instruments, including the rebec, lyra ...