Sunday Spotlight on the Non-Western Cello: Chinese Cellos
In China, there have been many attempts at creating variations on the cello (and bass) to fill out the string section of traditional Chinese Orchestras. The èrhú (二胡), an ancient […]
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Origins of Bowed Stringed Instruments
The Wikipedia entry for the Byzantine lyra states this about its history: The first recorded reference to the bowed lyra was in the 9th century by the Persian geographer Ibn […]
Thai Saw Duang (ซอด้วง)
I just found this Imeem site with streams of Silapee Tramote playing saw duang (Thai: ซอด้วง) solos: http://www.imeem.com/rayasuree/playlist/0hyHaPjI/thai-classical-music-saw-duang-solo-music-playlist/ For those of you interested, the Thai saw duang is closely […]
