dulcimer

dulcimer
noun /ˈdʌl.sɪ.mə(ɹ)/
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal. Its played on the lap or horizontally on a table. Some have their own legs. These musical instruments are played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).

The two classes of dulcimer are the "Mountain" or "Appalacian" dulcimer (plucked and played with a quill, usually a goose quill) and the hammer dulcimer (played by tapping on the strings with small "hammers"). See also: zither


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  • Dulcimer — Dul ci*mer, n. [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L. dulcis sweet + melos song, melody, Gr. ?; cf. OF. doulcemele. See {Dulcet}, and {Melody}.] (Mus.) (a) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dulcimer — (engl., spr. döllßĭmĕr) ist der englische Name des Hackbrettes (eigentlich Dulce melos, das auch als Name ältester Klaviere vorkommt) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • dulcimer — DULCIMÉR s. n. instrument medieval cu coarde ciupite sau lovite, un fel de ţiteră, strămoşul ţambalului, astăzi în perimetrul folkului. (< engl. dolcimer) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • dulcimer — late 15c., from M.Fr. doulce mer, variant of doulcemele, perhaps from doulz de mer, said to represent L. dulce sweet + melos song, from Gk. melos melody …   Etymology dictionary

  • dulcimer — ► NOUN ▪ a musical instrument with strings of graduated length struck with hand held hammers. ORIGIN Old French doulcemer, probably from Latin dulce melos sweet melody …   English terms dictionary

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  • Dulcimer — Appalachian Dulcimer Der Dulcimer ([ dʌlsɪmə]), von Dulce Melos abgeleitet, (auch Appalachian dulcimer oder Mountain dulcimer) ist die amerikanische Form der Bordunzither, eng verwandt mit dem europäischen Scheitholt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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