dulcimer

Examples

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• The craft of making and playing dulcimers was introduced to Texas from Moravia.

  Academic text (1996)

• At the house, Nona got to work on the dulcimer, adjusting the strings and making sure everything was sound.

  Fiction book (1992)

• If you own a newer dulcimer but never really learned, then sign up and get inspired.

  Blog text (10)

• The rock star sat at my kitchen table and briefly fooled with one of the dulcimers I build.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Perhaps dulcimers are taught in fifth grade, and African drumming in third grade.

  Academic text (2009)

• Even in recent decades, the dulcimer orchestras in Texas have been restricted to Fayette County and the surrounding area.

  Academic text (1996)

• Students might learn to make traditional African drums or Appalachian dulcimers.

  Academic text (2004)

• The hammered dulcimer (cimbal/cymbal/cimbalom) is one of the few elements of Moravian folk music preserved in Texas.

  Academic text (1996)

• Every Olfen kid, Lars, Sven, Pippi and Liv, was trained on the dulcimer.

  A Mighty Wind (2003)

• At the festival, she played beautiful melodies on her dulcimer, captivating the audience.

Synonyms

C

cither

vsdulcimer

• Archaic

1 9.9

A small string instrument like a guitar that you play by plucking the strings

is often used in folk music today rather than only in history

S

santur

vsdulcimer

• Specialized

1 9.9

A string instrument played by hitting strings with small sticks

is played by plucking or striking rather than only with mallets

Surface Forms

Etymology