Gypsy Style Cimbalom String (1 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The term gypsystyle refers to the typical way East European music is played incoffeehouses and restaurants, at parties, and sometimes on-stage, inEuropean cities. Music played in this style is known by the generalpublic as 'gypsy music'. It is mainly instrumental and usually performedby strings, except in the Romanian variant where the panflute is themain instrument. The accompaniment may be executed by variousinstruments, but by preference includes a cimbalom and a double bass.Among these items the last one - the idiom - is decisive: it is mainlythe way of playing that determines whether a tune is played in gypsystyle or not. It is - just like in jazz - not the combination ofinstruments that determines the style, but its characteristicperformance. Notwithstanding this, the first two items - instruments andrepertoire - will be discussed before the main issue - the idiom - willbe dealt with.…