Originally posted by AGAPANTHOS
This instrument does't belong to the world of modal music/instruments. It is definitely a part of the strong musical tradition built up after the
european renaisance period in the southern europe and mostly in the most of the islands of the Mediterrannean sea (Corse, Malta, Sardegna,Sicilia,
Ionian,Crete). The establishment of this tradition is due to the maritime presence of Venetians and Genoveze in the Mediterrannean.
The instrument belongs to the family of the Mandolin and it is propably a kind of Mandola. |