gusle
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- noun
- During the festival, the gusle was prominently featured, adding a traditional touch to the performances.
Examples
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The musician skillfully played the gusle, accompanying the epic tale with its haunting sound.
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He picked up his gusle with clumsy gentleness, then fell across the table, moaning.
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You can't sing without the gusle.
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"Play your gusle.
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The gusle whined again.
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The gusle droned again, and Vuk noticed the bar of light creeping towards him across the table, leaving the singer more and more in shadow.
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He lifted the tall, single-stringed gusle to his knee and rested the neck on his shoulder while he warmed the bow in his hands.
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As she sang the folk song, the gusle echoed beautifully, enhancing the storytelling experience.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gusle comes from the Balkans and from a Slavic root gud- and the related word gudalo, meaning 'to hum' or 'bow'. So the name fits this single-string, bowed instrument that makes a deep, singing sound to accompany songs and stories.