Devil's violin
The Teufelsgeige even Deiwelsgeije , Bumbass or (especially in Sarntal ) begging violin , French basse de Flandre is a rhythm and noisemaker that in the folk music at Carnival parades, the Zampern or Polterabenden is used.
The original instrument in the 17th century was a simple musical bow with an animal bladder filled with air as a resonance body between the curved wooden stick and the string at one end . If the staff is firm and straight, the classification is staff zither . The string was struck or struck with an object.
Today the devil's violin consists of a wooden stick that should not exceed the height of the player, carries various percussion instruments (e.g. cymbals , bell rings , tonewood , tambourine ) and is usually strung with one to three strings . In the past, discarded household items made of sheet metal were usually attached to a wooden stick. The devil's violin is often adorned with a devil's head or a punch head at the tip of the staff. The instruments are struck with a mallet ; small incisions on them allow the strings to be plucked at the same time. The typical sound of the devil's violin can be heard through the hand basins and rattles by means of stamping.
In Slovakia , a string instrument called the ozembuch, which corresponds to the devil's violin, is usually played together with an accordion as a vocal accompaniment for entertainment. The Flemish variants are called boembas .
literature
- Anthony C. Baines: Bumbass. In: Grove Music Online, 2001
- Manfrid Ehrenwerth: Devil's violin and rural music bands in Westphalia. ( Contributions to folk culture in north-west Germany published by the Folklore Commission for Westphalia, Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe , volume 79) F. Coppenrath, Münster 1992, ISBN 3-89325-983-X
Web links
- Devil's violin instructions on dibborsch.de ( Memento from December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- Keyword Teufelsgeige on Flickr with numerous images
- The bumbass, lagerphone, and tromba marina connection. A short history of the one string stick. Jon Rose's website