hurdy-gurdy
Wheel-rosined drone box
A hurdy-gurdy is a stringed instrument played by turning a crank that rotates a wheel against the strings while pressing keys to change pitch.
The droning sound resembles bagpipes.
Medieval in origin, it appears occasionally in folk music.
The term sometimes refers loosely to any hand-cranked instrument, including barrel organs.
Reed instrument with bellows
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- musetteFrench folk aerophone
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
Rotary operating handle
winding · rosin · tangent · chanterelle · capo · strap · soundboard · bridge
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- jongleurMedieval wandering entertainer
- bardPoet of epics
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
feast · pilgrimage · crusades · cathedral · guild · fair · marketplace · chivalry
Sustained monotonous sound
rhythmic · pulsing · sonorous · haunting · archaic · modal · melancholic · vibrant
Custom passed through generations
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- mazurkaPolish folk dance
- processionFormal moving line
harvest · village · regional · Galicia · Hungary · busking · revival · acoustic
Kept up continuously
- buzzContinuous low drone
- humLow steady sound
- bourdonLow organ stop
- continuousWithout pause or gap
bass · resonance · harmonics · overtones · accompaniment · undercurrent · bed · layer
Vibration-amplifying cavity
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
- woodenMade from timber
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- bowedCurved or bent over
friction · nylon · sympathetic
bagpipe
Reed instrument with bellows
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- musetteFrench folk aerophone
zither · rebec · psaltery · dulcimer · harmonium · melodeon · fiddle
crank
Rotary operating handle
handle · winding · rosin · tangent · chanterelle · capo · strap · soundboard · bridge
troubadour
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
court · feast · pilgrimage · crusades · cathedral · guild · fair · marketplace · chivalry · manuscript
droning
Sustained monotonous sound
reedy · rhythmic · pulsing · sonorous · haunting · archaic · modal · melancholic · vibrant · earthy
tradition
Custom passed through generations
procession · harvest · village · regional · Galicia · Hungary · busking · revival · acoustic · communal
sustained
Kept up continuously
continuous · bass · resonance · harmonics · overtones · accompaniment · undercurrent · bed · layer · texture
soundbox
Vibration-amplifying cavity
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
- woodenMade from timber
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
bowed · friction · nylon · sympathetic
- hurdy-gurdies
- folk culturefolk customs, folk beliefs, folk costume, folk crafts, folk medicine
- European instrumentsaccordion, bagpipes, balalaika, bandura, bodhran
- folk entertainmentfolk dancing, folk theater, busking, street performance, street theater
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum