Cimbalom

The dulcimer, cimbalom or Cymbalom ( Konzertzymbal, Pedalzymbal ) is a common mainly in the Pannonian region, beaten with mallets stringed instrument, a dulcimer shape, which is counted to the box zithers. In contrast to the hammered dulcimer is free on feet and usually has a damper pedal.

Name

The Slavic name dulcimer or cimbalom, the Hungarian name comes from the Greek word kymbalon and from the Latin cymbalum, which derived in several European languages ​​are different spellings of cymbals to the harpsichord.

History

The cimbalom is one of the dulcimer instruments. For details on the origin of the dulcimer see.

The modern cimbalom that Konzertzymbal or Pedalzymbal, developed and produced Venczel József Schunda from 1870 in Budapest. Precursor, however, can prove to the 16th century in Hungary.

Presence

In Hungary, Slovakia and Moravia the cimbalom playing in folk music to this day an important role. In classical Hungarian art music the cimbalom takes place since the orchestral piece Hódolat Kazinczy Ferenc szellemének (1860 ) by Mihály Mosonyi and the opera Bánk bán of Ferenc Erkel (1861 ) use. Likewise, it is used as a typical Hungarian timbre in the incidental music by Emmerich Kálmán's operetta Countess Maritza. Franz Liszt used it in the revised version of the Hungarian storm march (1876 ). Zoltán Kodály's played in a lot Háry János Suite ( 1927), it is used prominently. Contemporary composers such as György Kurtág and Peter Eötvös put the cimbalom repeatedly in their works. A solo role the cimbalom is also attached in the little mentioned " Concerto pour cello and orchestra en forme de pas de trois " by German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann, just as in the orchestral piece " Mystère de l'instant " by Henri Dutilleux.

Universities

In Budapest and Minsk, the cimbalom has been aufgenommem in academic teaching.