jouhikko
Sign in to saveThe jouhikko (Finnish: [ˈjou̯hikːo]) is a traditional, two- or three-stringed bowed lyre, from Finland and Karelia. Its strings are traditionally of horsehair. The playing of this instrument died out in the early 20th century but has been revived and there are now a number of musicians playing it.
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- Karelian woman playing a jouhikko
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- Bowed string instrument
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- Instruments in which sound is produced by one or more vibrating strings, in which the resonator and string bearer are physically united, and the strings run in a plane parallel to the sound table, the strings are attached to a yoke that consists of a cross-bar and two arms, with the yoke lying in the same plane as the sound-table, the resonator is a built up box, and the instrument is played with a bow.
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- Modern revival
- Related instruments
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The jouhikko (Finnish: [ˈjou̯hikːo]) is a traditional, two- or three-stringed bowed lyre, from Finland and Karelia. Its strings are traditionally of horsehair. The playing of this instrument died out in the early 20th century but has been revived and there are now a number of musicians playing it.
==Name== The Jouhikko is also called jouhikannel (Finnish: [ˈjo̞u̯çiˈkɑ̝nːe̞l]) or jouhikantele (Finnish: [ˈjo̞u̯çiˈkɑ̝n̪t̪e̞le̞ʔ]), meaning a bowed kantele. In English, the usual modern designation is bowed lyre, although the earlier preferred term bowed harp is also used. There are different names for the instrument in different languages.