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Autor: Add detail about the "dulcimer" referenced in the book of Daniel.

2012-09-02T06:18:29Z

Add detail about the "dulcimer" referenced in the book of Daniel.

RKLuffy88: Corrected String Instruments Category

2009-06-12T01:17:01Z

Corrected String Instruments Category

RKLuffy88: Added Category for Stringed Instruments

2009-06-12T01:15:30Z

Added Category for Stringed Instruments

AddisonDM: image

2009-05-30T21:09:10Z

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AlanE: New page: The '''dulcimer''' is a shallow box over which are stretched tuned strings that are hit with hammers. It is the link between the medieval psaltery and instruments that would develo...

2009-03-03T21:53:31Z

New page: The '''dulcimer''' is a shallow box over which are stretched tuned strings that are hit with hammers. It is the link between the medieval psaltery and instruments that would develo...

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The '''dulcimer''' is a shallow box over which are stretched tuned strings that are hit with hammers. It is the link between the [[medieval]] [[psaltery]] and instruments that would develop into the modern [[piano]].

It is mentioned in [[English]] literature from about 1400, but by 1700 had become rare. It seems that by 1740 it was only heard at puppet shows and the like. It hung on in Britain into the late 20th century in a modified form as a percussion instrument in school music classes and as an occasional part of street theatre.

In eastern Europe it is still a popular part of Gypsy bands and other folk ensembles and, as the “szimbalon” (“simbalon”), has even reached the concert hall. Further east still, (and under various names) it features heavily in the folk music of central and eastern [[Asia]] and [[Iran]] and in [[Arab]] cultures.

(The ''Kentucky dulcimer'', played in music of that area of the [[United States]], is more akin to a [[psaltery]] or [[zither]] as it is plucked, not hammered.)

[[Category: Percussion Instruments]]

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 Incidentally, the instrument referred to as a dulcimer in the Biblical story found in the book of Daniel chapter 3 was likely a wind instrument, similar to the modern bagpipe or the Italian sampogna.<ref>http://www.weseejesus.com/bibledictionary/dulcimer.html</ref>
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	The '''dulcimer''' is a shallow box over which are stretched tuned strings that are hit with hammers. It is the link between the [[medieval]] [[psaltery]] and instruments that would develop into the modern [[piano]].		The '''dulcimer''' is a shallow box over which are stretched tuned strings that are hit with hammers. It is the link between the [[medieval]] [[psaltery]] and instruments that would develop into the modern [[piano]].