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The Hammered Dulcimer
A History
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2001
Summary
The last quarter of the twentieth-century saw a renewed interest in the hammered dulcimer in the United States at the grassroots level as well as from elements of the Folk Revival. This book offers the reader a discussion of the medieval origins of the dulcimer and its subsequent spread under many different names to other parts of the world. Drawing on articles the author has written in English as well as articles by specialists in their own languages, Gifford explains the history and evolution of the instrument. Special attention is paid to the North American tradition from the early 18th-century to the 1970s revival. Drawing from local histories, news clippings, photographs, and interviews, the book examines the playing of the dulcimer and its associated social meanings.
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Copyright year
2001
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-3943-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-7290-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
441
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Foreword by Ralph Lee Smith No access
Acknowledgments No access
1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
2. Forerunners No access Pages 7 - 24
3. The Dulcimer's Origins No access Pages 25 - 44
4. The Santur No access Pages 45 - 64
5. The Hackbrett No access Pages 65 - 102
6. The Cimbalom Family No access Pages 103 - 164
7. The Pantaleon No access Pages 165 - 170
8. The Salterio No access Pages 171 - 188
9. The French Psalterion and Tympanon No access Pages 189 - 194
10. The Yangqin Family No access Pages 195 - 212
11. The Dulcimer in the British Isles No access Pages 213 - 238
12. The Dulcimer in America, 1717-1850 No access Pages 239 - 250
13. The Dulcimer in North America, 1850-1900 No access Pages 251 - 288
14. The Design of Nineteenth-Century American Dulcimers No access Pages 289 - 312
15. The Dulcimer in North America, 1900-1975 No access Pages 313 - 350
16. The Dulcimer's American Revival No access Pages 351 - 372
17. Dulcimer to "Hammer(ed) Dulcimer": Transformation of the Instrument since 1970 No access Pages 373 - 392
Appendix 1: Tunings No access Pages 393 - 408
Appendix 2: Michigan Dulcimer Players Identified in 1910 Census No access Pages 409 - 412
