#Langeleik

[wilfriedbergerblog]

#Mittelalterlicher #Country #Folk, #Duo #Dulcimus, #Blues, #Mountain #Dulcimer, #Martin #Oesterle, #Andreas #Schubert, #Kunigunde von #Klopfenstein, Ritterspiele in Pfullendorf, Turnierkämpfer zu Pferd, Vollkontakt Kämpfe, das Mittelalter in Pfullendorf, BauFachForum, Baulexikon Wilfried Berger.

Link zum Video: Duo Dulcimus in Pfullendorf bei den Ritterspielen.

Link zur Bilddatei vom BauFachForum: https://www.baufachforum.de/galerie/ritterspiele-in-pfullendorf-feuer-ritter-pferde/

Link zur Musikschule von Martin Oesterle:

www.Dulcimerschule.de,  

Link zum Musikshop von Martin Oesterle:

www.Dulcimerschop.de

#Scheitholt #Musiker #Musikschriftsteller #Michael Prätorius #Prätorius #musikwissenschaftliches Werk #Syntagma musicum #Abbildung eines Scheitholtes #Kategorie #Lumpenistrumenta #Instrument #weit verbreitet #verschiedene Länder #Flandern #Schweden #Hummel oder Hommel #Norwegen #Langeleik #Schweiz #Hexaschit #Frankreich #Epinette #Vosges #England #USA #der Dulcimer #Amerika #Mountain #Appalachian Dulcimer #Volksmusikinstrument

[kspengineer]

Anna playing the Norwegian traditional instrument langeleik.

original : https://norskfolkemuseum.no/en/farmhouse-from-hali

#frozen #frozen anna #Affinity Photo

[trec30]

Well, finally got back to building and finished my first langeleik build.  Besides missing the beautiful ornamentation, this is different from the original in that it has a modern A scale but since the Gjovik Spelmannslag langeleik book also contains tunes in both G major and D major, I added a g natural fret in each octave.  I’m very happy with the sound.  Now back to figuring out how to play and practicing tunes.

#Langeleik #mountain dulcimer #woodworking #wood carving

[calcographer]

Here’s me jammin’ on my Langeleik for any peeps who appreciate a good old fashioned folk song.

#Langeleik #Music #I call him...Boat Guitar...

[kpellinore]

The other day I posted about an Epinette des Vosges which was a kind a plucked/strummed zither. There are, as I said then, many related instruments that are very similar, and this is one from Norway called a langeleik. 

The tuning, historically and present, of a langeleik is very complicated (to me) but the salient points of the instrument are that there is just one melody string (and the others (up to 8 others) are drone strings (the Norwegian hardanger fiddle is also all about drone strings - they must like them a lot!).  You play the strings with a pick/plectrum in your right hand and the left hand plays the frets. 

I have been reading a bit about Norwegian traditional music, some of which I had learned already and some which is new. One thing I learned is the importance of the mouth harp (usually called a Jew’s harp and in Norway it seems to be called a munnharpe (mouth harp). Lots of the videos I’ve seen had the langeleik combined with a munnharpe and I was wondering why, and after searching, I found this very interesting page talking about the history of them in Norway, which shines a great light on the history of traditional music in Norway. I will quote it here, as it is awesome. 

“Jew’s harp traditions in Norway (by Lars Willadsen, copy writer & Jew’s harpist, Denmark)

As in many other countries, Jew’s harps have a long tradition in Norway. For sure Jew’s harp playing can be tracked back to medieval times. But the really interesting part comes in the mid-19th century, where a religious awakening swept through the mountains and valleys of Norway. Much of the traditional music was played either on fiddle or on the special Norwegian variety called the "Harding-fele" (Harding fiddle). In this new religious context the fiddle was considered a "Devil’s instrument" and fiddling was looked upon as being sinful. This, however, was not the case with the Jew’s harp. So as the fiddlers burnt their fiddles and turned to God and the churches, the Jew’s harpists just kept on plucking. And they actually maintained and preserved quite a few of the old fiddle tunes, which would otherwise have been forgotten and lost. With the folk music revival of the 70's came a new interest in reviving the old fiddle tunes, and the new generation of fiddlers turned to the jew’s harpists to learn some of the old tunes. In this way the little instrument has played an enormous role in preserving an important part of Norwegian traditional music. There is a body of tunes shared by fiddle, munnharpe and langeleik (Norwegian dulcimer).

Most Norwegian folk music is performed solo, and band playing is rarely seen. This is the case with the fiddle as it is with the jew’s harp. The Jew’s harp is used for accompanying dance and for religious tunes as well, but practically always as a solo instrument.”  

----  http://jewsharpguild.org/Jews_harp_traditions_in_Norway_Update.html

#Norway #Norwegian traditional music #langeleik #munnharpa #music history

[ifindus]

Do you think Norway used to participate in kappleiker? (Kinda like folk music-battles lol)

Kappleiker is in my dialect actually just used for “competitions”, or folk games/play, and is not reserved for music so I had to google the musical aspect of it since we don’t really have that tradition in my region 😅

But according to the wiki; it’s an arena where both musicians, dancers, and other folk-musicians can meet and compete. The first organized tradition of Kappleiker began in 1888, mainly with people from Telemark and the regions around it. Common instruments used are mostly traditional ones; fiddle, Hardanger-fiddle; or even older: willow flute, mouth harp, langeleik (a droned zither), lure, and “Billy Goat Horns”.

The reason why they began these organized competitions was as an initiative to revive old musical traditions and that part of our immaterial cultural heritage. Looking at old photos though, back in the 1800s they didn't necessarily wear “traditional clothing” in the competitions, while in the more modern ones, it seems almost mandatory 😅

I can definitely see Norway as going to some of these competitions, even just as a spectator, and if he were to compete he would definitely play a fiddle. He would never be the main focus though, perhaps playing while a couple danced etc. I can also see him playing a willow flute. When I was younger I remember making those flutes at school and with my grandpa.

#hetalia #historical hetalia #aph norway #hws norway #thank you for the ask! 🥰 love your art

[indecisiveaesthetic]

Did you think I would seriously disappear without a trace?

Ahh, I don't blame you if you did, It has been a long, long time, after all.

No, hero, this hasn't finished yet, for you've still got a story to chase.

Going away wasn't my best move, I should've made another call.

Everything was so well prepared and I just let it fall.

Roaming around the web is still a story to retake.

"Ominous", they say.

"Usual" they deny.

Stars will cry at the top of the sky.

Planets will die and the shadows will arrive.

Langeleik's music will blow up the lands;

An event nobody will understand.

You're meant to decipher what is required,

Leap away from what once was fire and

Invert the sense of what is denied.

Signs await to be find by you, for in the start of my sentences there is a clue.

Think you're ready? Then we've got a lot to do.

HELLO ANON!!! I’ve missed you!!! I actually started worrying about you. I hope things are okay/better now on your end <3

Anyways yes I am ready :D I’m excited to see what you have in store

#just a rando rambling #asks

[burlveneer-music]

Strings & Timpani - Voice & Strings & Timpani - I struggle to appreciate a lot of Hubro’s releases, but this one appeals from start to finish.

Voice & Strings & Timpani is the latest project of guitarist Stephan Meidell and drummer Øyvind Hegg-Lunde, two of the most important figures in the new wave of Norwegian music. They are also staples of the Hubro roster of artists and of the vibrant Bergen experimental music scene. Both play in the acclaimed band of violinist/fiddler Erlend Apneseth; Meidell is part of the trio Cakewalk, plus his own solo projects including the Metrics Ensemble and TRIGGER, while Hegg-Lunde plays with Building Instrument, Electric Eye and Jose Gonzales’ ‘indie’ band Junip. They have worked together for fifteen years and released four albums, first as the duo The Sweetest Thrill, and then as Strings & Timpani. Both have collaborated across various art forms with other artists. The musicians involved in the album’s sextet ensemble also reflect the house identity of the Hubro label, with the prolific solo artist Stein Urheim, Building Instrument’s Mari Kvien Brunvoll and Super Heavy Metal’s Kim Åge Furuhaug among the multi-instrumentalist team. The role of the two singer/vocalists, with Brunvoll partnered by Eva Pfitzenmaier, is particularly key to the overall sound, and to the notion of ‘Voice’ contained in the new name of Voice & Strings & Timpani. Their rhythmically precise but wordless choruses can recall the work of singers in the minimalist projects of Steve Reich and Meredith Monk, while the addition of nonsense words or dadaistic poetry adds a further layer of defamiliarization - a Norwegian alienation technique? - to the thickening soup of influences and elements. Where the music ultimately comes from is beguiling and mysterious, as ‘Voice & Strings & Timpani’ can sound like various influences and exemplars while remaining entirely itself, so thoroughly are individual musical moments or movements incorporated into the macrocosm of the album as a whole. A bucolic Grantchester vibe provided by softly strummed acoustic guitar and wispily insubstantial ambient effects can give way to a hieratic vocal chorus with ritualistic-sounding percussion as if from some strange update to ‘The Wicker Man’, while odd bleeps and bloops suggest chill-out techno. 

All music composed by Stephan Meidell and Øyvind Hegg-Lunde Mari Kvien Brunvoll: vocal, electronics Eva Pfitzenmaier: vocal, keys, flute Stein Urheim: guitar, electronics, langeleik Stephan Meidell: guitar, electronics, synth Kim Åge Furuhaug: drums, percussion Øyvind Hegg-Lunde: drums, percussion, synth

#Strings & Timpani #experimental #jazz #bergen #norway #hubro #2020 #female vocal #folk

[vintagenorway]

Musician with Langeleik (a droned zither)

Norway, 1910s

#folk music #folk costume #bunad #norway #1910s #music

[odinspattern]

Apparently the forest finns plays the kantele as well as the fiddle, and now I am listening to it. It’s pretty, very similar to dulcimers and the langeleik.

#life!

[the-met-art]

Langeleik, Musical Instruments

Medium: Wood, metal

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/504750

#metmuseum #arthistory #themet

[riffsstrides]

Øyonn Groven Myhren, Bugge Wesseltoft

Nordjordet

Jazzland, 2018

Calabash [Kalabass], Talking Drum [Tamanin] – Sidiki Camara

Flute [Fløyte] – Hans Fredrik Jacobsen

Hardingfele – Anne Hytta

Jew's Harp [Munnharpe], Langeleik, Langeleik [Basslangeleik] – Anders Røine

Oud [Lothar] – Aissa Toby

Piano, Organ [Groven-Orgel], Harmonium – Bugge Wesseltoft

Snare [Skarptromme], Bass Drum [Basstromme], Percussion [Anner Perkusjon] – Tomas Nilsson

Vocals [Vokal], Lyre, Langeleik [Basslangeleik], Percussion [Smellstikker] – Øyonn Groven Myhren

A fantastic meeting of ancient and modern on the Norwegian jazz scene – a set that echoes some of the vintage Scandinavian folk/jazz experiments of the 60s, but with a very different vibe!  The project is a collaboration between traditional singer Oyonn Groven Myhren, who also plays this beautiful traditional lyre – and genius keyboardist/producer Bugge Wesseltoft, who also plays harmonium and "Groven-orgel" on the album!  Yet the set's way more than just a duet between the two, because there's a mix of bass, percussion, and reed instruments in the mix too – taking the music into this majestic territory that's neither the traditional sounds that inspired it, nor the airy spare space of some of Bugge's other projects.  Oyonn's vocals are amazing – completely mesmerizing, even if you don't know the language – and titles include "Mane Og Sol", "Kvedarjenta", "Svikefull Jomfru", "Du Minnes Nok", and "Dod Seplemann

in dustygroove.com

#Øyonn Groven Myhren #Bugge Wesseltoft #Nordjordet #Jazzland #Sidiki Camara #Hans Fredrik Jacobsen #Anne Hytta #Anders Røine #Aissa Toby #Tomas Nilsson #discos #spotify

[illimitablespaces]

Geirr Tveitt

Hundred Hardingtonar (One Hundred Hardanger Tunes) op. 151, Suite no. 1:  Parts 1-9 1. Velkomne med aera (Welcome with Honour) 0:00 2. Flyteljod (Flute Air) 3:35 3. Fagraste viso pao Jorae (The Most Beautiful Song on Earth) 4:10 4. Moltor og myrabaer (Cloudberries and Moorberries) 6:49 5. Stavkyrkjestev (Stave Church Song) 8:15 6. A naoe meg no fo mi tusta (Alas, My Girl) 9:43 7. Uppskoka (Consecration of the New Beer) 10:37 8. Syrgjeleg song um ein tom brennevinsdunk (Lament for an Empty Brandy Keg) 13:09 9. Langeleiklat (Langeleik Tune) 14:56

Bjarte Engeset conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

#Geirr Tveitt #musical loves

[trec30]

Further progress on the langeleik build. Pegheads and sides glued up.  Soundboard, nut/bridge and wooden frets roughed out but not glued.  Not happy with the frets and will likely make another set.  

#Langeleik #woodworking #wood carving

[thehueofsciencefriends]

Next up on the introduction list is my humanization of Virgil. He’s redheaded, Norwegian, and dresses in outfits much like my muse. Besides maintenance work, he has a hobby of playing the langeleik, a dulcimer-like instrument.

#virgil #ps:m virgil #human!virgil #yep you heard that right #my virgil has the fashion sense of steven tyler #actually gives me a challenge there sometimes #some of steven's outfits are like so complex #and then i have to translate them into the virgil color scheme #yeah it's a little labor-intensive

[kpellinore]

http://www.musik.is/Paelingin/Langspil_and_Icelandic_Fidla.pdfContinuing with zither-type instruments in the monochord family...this is a langspil from Iceland, one of its two traditional instruments (the other being a  fiðla - a sort of fiddle).  This instrument is a whole lot like the Norwegian langeleik and apparently even more like a German scheitholt. (There are a bunch of instruments all in a very similar style that seem to have spread out and become variations on that theme). Like the langeleik in Norway, the langspil can by strummed or struck with a stick/plectrum, but it can also be plucked with the fingers and also played with a short bow. Like the langeleik though, it only has one melody string and any others are drones (there is no standard size and no standard number of string, but 3 is typical). The bridge is flat so the bow plays all the strings at once (like the Welsh crwth) but the player can only fret the melody note.

The history of the langspil in Iceland reminds me of the history of the Celtic harp (and several other trad instruments I’ve read about, doing this blog) in that because of religion, politics and changing times, at one point it had nearly died out but has been reclaimed and is being made again and played by people who want to reclaim their past culture, however there is no real written music and people now have little to guide them on how it was played historically.

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I wanted to add that if you are very interested in langspils (and the fiðla) and Iceland’s musical history, here is a great page to check out:

http://www.musik.is/Paelingin/Langspil_and_Icelandic_Fidla.pdf

#Iceland #Langspil #langeleik #zither #Scheitholt