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About this book
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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Table of contents
- Illustrations
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Musical Examples
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Forerunners
- 3 The Dulcimerās Origins
- 4 The Santur
- 5 The Hackbret
- 6 The Cimbalom Family
- 7 The Pantaleon
- 8 The Salterio
- 9 The French Psalterion and Tympanon
- 10 The Yangqin Family
- 11 The Dulcimer in the British Isles
- 12 The Dulcimer in America, 1717-1850
- 13 The Dulcimer in America, 1850-1900
- 14 The Design of Nineteenth-Century American Dulcimers
- 15 The Dulcimer in North America, 1900-1975
- 16 The Dulcimerās American Revival
- 17 Dulcimer to āHammer(ed) Dulcimerā: Transformation of the Instrument since 1970
- Appendix 1 Tunings
- Appendix 2 Michigan Dulcimer Players Identified in 1910 Census
- Select Bibliography
- About the Author