Lithuanian musical instruments

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The kanklės () is a Lithuanian plucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery, along with the Latvian kokles, Estonian kannel, Finnish kantele, and Russian gusli.

thumb|Psalmodicon from a farm on the island Skorpa, Nordland|Skorpa in [[Helgeland, Norway, with bow and music book in siffernotskrift]] thumb|Psalmodikon from Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden, made in 1869, originally with three strings thumb|Psalmodikon, played at the School Museum in Djurmo, Dalarna, Sweden The psalmodicon (psalmodikon or salmodikon) is a stringed musical instrument a type of Monochord; the most common variants have a single string. It was developed in Scandinavia for simplifying music in churches and schools, and as an alternative to the fiddle for sacred music. The instrument coul

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A birbynė is a Lithuanian aerophone that can be either single or double-reeded and may or may not have a mouthpiece. Birbynė can be made of a variety of materials: wood, bark, horn, straw, goose feather, etc. The earliest and simplest examples were used by children as playtoys and by shepherds as a tool to control the herd. In the 19th century, influenced by classical instruments and especially the clarinet, the birbynė evolved into a serious musical instrument used in ensembles. Modern birbynės are made of wood with bells of horn and usually have ten tone holes and an octave key to access the