Tres (string instrument)
The tres is a stringed instrument played in Cuban music , derived from the guitar . It has three choirs (hence the name tres , Spanish "three") of originally three, now usually two strings . The Tres is used as an accompanying instrument in the Punto Guajiro and the Son .
In more modern varieties such as salsa , it is mostly replaced by the piano, which in its playing figure called montuno - not to be confused with the term Montuno - copies the characteristic accompanying figure of the Tres true to note . It arises from the fact that the central stringed Chor, tuned to the fundamental note of a chord, a unison forms the outer choruses with third and fifth contrast octave are doubled so that the fundamental tone is above and below plays around.
The tuning was originally on a D minor chord, but since Arsenio Rodríguez a C major triad has prevailed. Also transpositions thereof are cited as mood.
Strings for tuning in C: GG '(24/11), C'C' (14/14) and E'E (11/24). When tuning in D, thinner strings are used.
Manufacturer: Many Cuban musicians convert normal western or concert guitars into tres. The Tres Cubano with the modified body shape and the short scale length is often made by guitar makers from Spain.
See also
literature
- Rebecca Mauleón: Salsa Guidebook. Sher Music Co., Petaluma 1993, ISBN 0-9614701-9-4 .
Web links
- Cuban Tres - The 3 String Guitar Instrument from Cuba. Salsa Blanca
- The Tres in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Los Instrumentos
- El tres en Cuba. Los Instrumentos
- Irina Echarry: Tres Magic on Havana's Malecon. Havana Times, May 7, 2009