mandolin
Plucked pear-shaped instrument
A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument with a rounded or flat back and a fretted neck, played by plucking paired strings with a pick.
It belongs to the lute family and features prominently in bluegrass, folk, and Italian music: He played mandolin in a bluegrass band.
Separately, a mandolin or mandoline is a kitchen tool with adjustable blades for slicing vegetables into uniform pieces.
Thin flexible lines
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- pickPointed breaking tool
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
frets · fingerboard · soundhole · bridge · nut · tailpiece · capo · tremolo
Of a past era
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- acousticRelating to sound
roots · Americana · country · traditional · flatpicking · hoedown · square-dance · gospel
Large instrumental ensemble
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
baroque · tremolo · pizzicato · composition · allegro · adagio · presto · movement
Rapid tonal wavering
- pickingAct of selecting
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- cross-pickingNon-adjacent string picking
fingerpicking · double-stops · vibrato · harmonics · attack · sustain · tone · dynamics
strings
Thin flexible lines
chords · frets · fingerboard · soundhole · bridge · nut · tailpiece · capo · tremolo · action
old-time
Of a past era
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
acoustic · roots · Americana · country · traditional · flatpicking · hoedown · square-dance · gospel · ballad
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
sonata · baroque · tremolo · pizzicato · composition · allegro · adagio · presto · movement · symphony
tremolo
Rapid tonal wavering
- pickingAct of selecting
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
cross-picking · fingerpicking · double-stops · vibrato · harmonics · attack · sustain · tone · dynamics · articulation
bouzouki
Greek long-necked lute
- mandolaDeep-voiced plucked lute
slicer
Tool that divides thinly
slicing · waffle-cut · crinkle-cut · gratin · potato · guard · thickness · uniform · chef · prep
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- European FolkIrish folk, Celtic music, fado, flamenco, polka
- Celtic Folkjigs, reels, bodhrán, Irish jig, Irish jigs
- Mandolins
- Country Musichonky tonk, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, CMT, country pop
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
mandolindouble bass
Largest bowed string instrument
contrabass · upright bass · bass · bass guitar · cello
mandolinviolin
Bowed string instrument
cello · bowed strings · fiddle · viola · organ
mandolinsynthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
electric guitar · drum machine · electronic instruments · sampler · electric bass