Folk instrument

Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments.

Violeiro playing, by Almeida Júnior.
The viola caipira is a Brazilian folk instrument.

A folk instrument is a musical instrument that developed among common people and usually does not have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. Such an instrument is played in performances of folk music.

Overview

The instruments can be percussion instruments, or different types of flutes or trumpets, or string instruments that are plucked, hammered or use a form of bow.^[1]

Some instruments are referred to as folk instruments because they commonly appear in folk music, even though they do not meet the criteria defining a folk instrument; an example is the harmonica.

List of folk instruments

References

^ "Chapter 9" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[1] "Chapter 9" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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See also	Folklore studies Morphology (folkloristics) Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index Motif-Index of Folk-Literature Storytelling Tradition Vernacular

Folk instrument

Overview

List of folk instruments

References

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