Zither

[[Image:Zither1 David Dupplaw.jpg|thumb|A Musima Guitar Zither

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45 strings with 21 melody, 24 chords]]

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The zither is a musical string instrument, mainly used in folk music. The strings are stretched across the length of the soundbox, and the instrument does not have a neck. They can be divided into two classes, the fretted concert zithers and fretless guitar zithers. A musician that plays them is called zitherist or zither player.

Related Topics:
String instrument - Folk music - Fret - Guitar

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The name zither may be derived from the kithara, an instrument from classical times used in Ancient Greece and later throughout the Roman Empire.

Related Topics:
Kithara - Ancient Greece - Roman Empire

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In entertainment, the zither is perhaps most famous for its role in providing the soundtrack of the classic film noir The Third Man. It is also used by multi-instrumentalist Laraaji on the third release of Brian Eno's Ambient series, .

Related Topics:
Soundtrack - Film noir - The Third Man - Laraaji - Brian Eno's

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Examples:

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• North America: Appalachian dulcimer
• Burundi: Inanga (zither) (also Burundian zither)
• China:
• Guqin
• Guzheng
• ChaoZhou zheng
• hammered yãngqín
• Estonia, Finland: kannel
• Finland: kantele
• France: épinette
• Germany:
• Scheitholt
• Hackbrett
• hammered dulcimer
• Iceland: langspil
• India: santoor
• Japan: koto
• Korea:
• gayageum
• geomungo
• The Benelux
• hommel
• vlier
• épinette
• hakkebord
• Latvia: kokle
• Lithuania: kanklės
• Norway: langeleik
• Persia: santur
• Rwanda: Inanga (zither)
• Russia: Gusli
• Slovenia: drone zither
• Java: Sundanese kacapi
• Sweden: hummel
• Vietnam:
• Dan Tranh
• Dan Thap Luc
 
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