Folk instrument

In European culture originated in the Renaissance a separation between the instruments of the art music and courtly music on the one hand and the folk music of the other; older, no longer used in art music musical instruments are to this day still as popular musical instruments in use. However, the musical instruments used in art music are down to small exceptions, all used in folk music.

Instruments alpine folk music

In the alpine folk music, especially the following instruments with the aforementioned functions are commonly used:

  • String Instruments: Violin: it is the classic folk music instrument Melody 1st and 2nd voice Lookup (accompaniment)
  • Viola Lookup (accompaniment) rare voice 3, secondary and votes against
  • Cello ( rare) Lookup (accompaniment) Besides - and counter-voices
  • Bass, bass fiddle, sometimes the smaller Bassettl used. Basic bass, bass runs, transitions
  • Bowed zither: Melody instrument, seldom
  • Accordion ( button accordion, button accordion ) Melody one-, two -, three voices in all keys, bass and accompaniment of an instrument, therefore, often as a solo instrument Main melody instrument along with other accompanying instruments Accompaniment and harmonic support for other melodic instruments Look-up tool, especially for Tanzlmusiken Sing Along
  • Styrian accordion Functions such as the accordion, however, limited to a few keys, but for folk music typical strong, full sound, especially in the bass
  • Schrammelmusik Harmonica Monitoring and accompaniment in the Vienna Music
  • German accordion, Swiss accordion, bandoneon and other
  • Flugelhorn melody instrument rarely lookup (accompaniment) manner bubbles
  • Trumpet Lookup (accompaniment) rare melody, there for folk music to hard sound
  • Tenor Horn (bass flugelhorn, bass trumpet, trombone) Lookup (accompaniment) Besides - and counter-voices manner bubbles
  • Tuba Basic bass, bass runs, transitions
  • French Horn and others
  • Clarinet melody instrument alternately with brass instruments in the Tanzlmusik Treble to Styrian harmonica
  • Flute melody instrument fits well with stringed instruments
  • Fife melody instrument Protect traditional music (Salzkammergut ), two-to three-part game, possibly with Protect the drum
  • Recorder Melody instrument in the folk music
  • Ocarina usually own ocarina music with guitar rarely to other instruments, as limited range
  • Oboe, Bassoon, alphorn and other
  • Guitar Lookup (accompaniment) Melody guitar in folk music Sing Along Kontragitarre especially in the Vienna Music
  • Raffaele ( Urzither ) Melody instrument
  • Lever harp song Accompaniment
  • Salzburg dulcimer ( chromatic) Melody instrument in the folk music rarely lookup (accompaniment)
  • Styrian dulcimer ( diatonic) earlier mainly lookup (accompaniment) today melody instrument, side - and counter-voices
  • Osttiroler dulcimer especially lookup (accompaniment)
  • Hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes Most solo game or tune in small groups
  • Scherr Zither Witches log ( Switzerland )
  • Alphorn
  • Birch leaf
  • Jew's Harp
  • Harmonica
  • Straw fiddle
  • Talerschwingen ( Switzerland )
  • Neck zither ( Switzerland ) Krienser neck Zither
  • Toggenburg neck Zither

Instruments from other countries

Typical folk music instruments from other cultures are:

  • Alboka ( Basque Country )
  • Alphorn ( Switzerland and other mountain areas)
  • Arghul
  • Baglamas (Greece )
  • Balalaika (Russia)
  • Bandura (Ukraine )
  • Bouzouki (Greece, Ireland)
  • Briolka
  • Cumbüz
  • Didgeridoo (Australia)
  • Diple (Bosnia )
  • Dizi ( instrument)
  • Dulzaina (Spain )
  • Gajda (Greece, Bulgaria)
  • Guitar Lute ( Germany )
  • Guan
  • Guitarra (Portugal )
  • Hummel ( Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden)
  • Jouhikko (Finland )
  • Kanonaki
  • Kantele (Finland, Estonia, Karelia )
  • Laouto
  • Launedda ( Sardinia)
  • Nyckelharpa (Sweden)
  • Outi
  • Paixiao
  • Pibgorn (Wales )
  • Saz (Greece )
  • Sipsi (Turkey)
  • Ram sounds ( Germany )
  • Toumpeleki
  • Trikitixa ( Basque Country )
  • Tsournas (Greece )
  • Txistu ( Basque Country )
  • Violin Zither ( Germany )
  • Waldzither ( Germany ) Hamburger waldzither
  • Resin Zither
  • Thuringian Forest Zither
  • Neck zither ( Switzerland )
Bowed string instrument Chromatic button accordion Schrammel accordion Percussion instrument Bladder fiddle Halszither Dizi (Instrument) Portuguese guitar Hummel (Instrument) Launeddas Xun (instrument) Double clarinet
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