Mandola

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Mandola

The mandola (also tenor or octave mandolin ) is a plucked instrument that has been built in the 18th century and belongs to the mandolin family . It has a slightly larger body and a longer length than the mandolin. The current shape of the mandola mostly corresponds to that of the Portuguese mandolin, with a flat bottom. More rarely, neapolitan mandoles ( round mandola ) with a bulbous, bowl-shaped body are produced.

The four choirs with two strings each are mostly tuned in the fifths GG-dd-aa-e'e ', i.e. exactly one octave lower than the mandolin. In English-speaking countries, the term “mandola” ( USA , Canada ) or “tenor mandola” ( United Kingdom , Ireland ), on the other hand, refers to the alto mandolin in the tuning cc-gg-d'd'-a'a ', while the instrument, which is equivalent to the mandola in German, is called there “octave mandolin”.

In contrast to the mandolin, the mood of the mandolin varies greatly with the music genre. While the octave tuning predominates in bluegrass and in the “classical” plucked orchestra , dd-aa-e'e'-a'a 'is often used in Celtic folk and AA-dd-aa-e'e' in Scandinavian folk music. The two deep string choirs are equipped with octave strings by some players.

The strings of the mandola are usually struck with a plectrum and in some cases, as with the mandolin, a tremolo is used instead of a simple strike. However, depending on the musical work, especially new music, it can also happen that tones z. B. to be generated with your fingers or a brush. In folk music, the mandola is used both to accompany chords and to play melodies.

The Algerian mandole is a further development of the mandola.

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