Baltic psaltery

9-stringed kanklès of northeastern Aukštaitija
11-stringed Latgale kokles
6-stringed kannel
9-stringed krylovidnye gusli
10-stringed Finnish kantele
11-stringed Karelian kantele

Baltic psaltery is a family of related plucked box zithers historically found in the south east vicinity of the Baltic Sea and played by the Baltic people, Finnic people, Volga Finns and northwestern Russians. These instruments include:

The internationally most known instrument of the family is Finnish kantele, so its name is sometimes used in English to also refer to the rest of the Baltic psalteries. Many of the Baltic psalteries hold a strong symbolic significance in their respective countries, including Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Russia, where playing instruction and instrument makers are available.[1]

The Baltic Psaltery Symposia

Since 1990 Baltic Psaltery Symposia have taken place in Finland (1990; 1997; 2008), Lithuania (1994; 2017), Latvia (2000), Canada (2004) and Estonia (2013) every three or four years on a rotating basis.[2]

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Djupsjöbacka, Tove (May 24, 2016). "The kantele – not exclusively Finnish". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rahkonen, Carl (2004). "The Baltic Psaltery Symposia". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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