Berda
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The Berda [ ˈbɛːrda ], also Begeš , is a South Slavic and Hungarian folk instrument. The construction principle of the box neck lute is a double bass with frets . With a height of around 1.80 m, it is the largest musical instrument in tamburica ensembles and its basic component is the low key notes in the bass register (contra-octave) .
Design
The Berda is played while standing, with the musician either plucking the strings with his fingers or using a leather plectrum (Croatian "trzalica") to play. In contrast to other instruments from the violin family , the Berda is not a string instrument and is therefore not played with a bow . Berdas are strung with steel strings that are tuned in the three-part (three-string) variant in fifths to 'GDA and in the four-part Syrmian variant like a double bass in fourths to' E-'ADG. In the Srem system , the smaller was gamba form of Berda introduced in the diminutive ( diminutive ) Berdeta is called. The interplay between Berda and Bugarija (basic strike and counter / counter strike) is particularly characteristic of Croatian folk music . In contrast to the double bass, the Berda has frets.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ BERDA (bass) on ccffw.com, accessed September 7, 2014.
- ↑ Bas / Berda on matija-gubec.com, accessed on September 7, 2014.