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All violin alternate tunings may be adapted for the mandolin Standard instrument of the mandolin family. Mandolinetto: 8 strings 4 courses. G 3 G 3 •D 4 D 4 •A 4 A 4 •E 5 E 5: USA and Canada A guitar-shaped mandolin, or mandolin neck on ukulele body. Mandolin, Octave: 8 strings 4 courses. Standard/common: G 2 G 2 •D 3 D 3 •A 3 A 3 ...
The modern Hungarian concert cimbalom was designed and created by V. Josef Schunda in 1874 in Budapest based on his modifications to existing folk dulcimers. [1] He demonstrated an early prototype with some improvements at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, gaining praise from audiences and drawing the attention of highly-placed Hungarian politicians such as József Zichy, Gyula Andrássy, and King ...
Cross tuning or cross-tuning (aka scordatura) is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument.The term refers to the practice of retuning the strings; it also refers to the various tunings commonly used, or in some contexts it may refer to the AEAE fiddle tuning.
Matilda the Kangaroo was the mascot at the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Queensland. Matilda was a cartoon kangaroo, who appeared as a 13-metre (43 ft) high mechanical kangaroo at the opening ceremony, [110] accompanied by Rolf Harris singing "Waltzing Matilda".
Dulcimer players, however, are accustomed to naming their strings from lowest to highest (as would a guitarist or violinist). which means that the strings are usually named reverse order from which they appear on the instrument, i.e., right to left. Thus the tunings cited above would more commonly be given as: C3-G3-G3; C3-G3-C4; and C3-F3-C4.
Waltzing Matilda is a 1958 Australian cartoon short based on the song Waltzing Matilda which aired on the ABC. It is a five-minute film produced from 4,500 drawings by Australian Rowl Greenhalgh and a team of 14 artists. Henry Krips arranged soundtrack music for the orchestra. It was first broadcast in December 1958 and repeated in July 1959 ...
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There, the word dulcimer, which was familiar from the King James Version of the Bible, was used to refer to a three or four stringed fretted instrument, generally played on the lap by strumming. Variants include: The original Appalachian dulcimer; Various twentieth century derivatives, including Banjo dulcimer, with banjo-like resonating membrane