Traditional Instruments in Greece Erasmus KA2

Traditional Instruments in Greece

4th Primary School of Nafplio GreeceNiki Konstantinidou, ICT Teacher

Traditional music is valuable because it preserves and is passed down from generation to generation. It shows the pain or the joy that every people has gone through. He also talks about the freedom and the struggles for the independence of each homeland.

Triangle

The triangle is a Greek musical instrument with three corners, made of steel. In Greek tradition, the triangle is used mainly at Christmas time, by children who sing carols.

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Kanuncalled Kanonaki

The kanun is played held on the feet of the organ player (when he is sitting), with two pens or nails. The nails, are made of plastic. The musician pinches the strings with greater ease and stability, and their sound becomes sharper and louder.

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Tulum in Turkey

Dūdmaišis or Labanoro dūda in Lithuanian

Gayda -Bagpipes

It is a traditional wind instrument, consisting of a bag and a wooden flute. In Greece it is played in the Aegean islands, in Macedonia and Thrace. They are common organs for many people in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Τhe most famous is the Scottish bagpipe.

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Clarinet

The clarinet, as a popular wind musical instrument, came to Greece from Turkey in the middle of the 19th century. The clarinet is one of the most representative instruments of our folk tradition in the last one hundred and fifty years.

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Lyre

The lyre is a stringed musical instrument, known for its use in music. According to mythology, the first lyre was made by the god Hermes and was a gift to the god Apollo so that he could forgive him for stealing his oxen.It has some similarities in sound with the violin but they have a difference in the way of holding.

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Drum called Daouli

The daouli is a membrane-speaking musical instrument of Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern folk music. Its size varies. The organ player (drummer), hangs it on his left shoulder and beats it on the right side with the drumstick and on the left with thinner wood, the rod. It looks like the size of a bass drum with a pedal.

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Sistrum

It is an ancient percussion instrument, made of wood, metal or clay. It has a penetrating sound and used to accompany religious ceremonies during the ancient times. It looks like a tambourine with a handle.

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Zither or Santouri

The santouri, in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid, has metal strings along with its two parallel sides. It is played with two thin sticks, the baguettes.The santouri is played mainly in Greek island songs.

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Lute called Laouto

The lute is a stringed instrument, which in Greek traditional music is used mainly as an accompaniment to violin, lyre, clarinet, or other instruments. It is played with a special tool held by the musician.

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Long mandolincalled Βouzouki

The bouzouki is a stringed folk musical instrument and holds a leading role in the Greek folk orchestra. Greek Sirtaki that became famous from the movie Zorba the Greek to music by Mikis Theodorakis.

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