Drone zither
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Drone zither (in Slovenian bordunske citre, pl.) is a Slovenian type of zither. In different dialects, it is also known as švrkovnce, pleče, špile, drskalce, drsovnca, and by other names. It is played by plucking only the melodic strings, while the bass ones freely resonate as drone.
This zither, usually produced by the zitherists themselves, appeared no later than in the 19th century. Today it is almost completely unplayed. Slovenian musicians have always held a preference for the more refined concert zithers. One of the musical groups that still uses the drone zither is the folk group Tolovaj Mataj.
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- O citrah - Zither Society of Slovenia. Acquired on May 26, 2005. Only in Slovenian currently.
- Zmaga Kumer, Ljudska glasbila in godci na Slovenskem. Slovenska matica, Ljubljana, 1983. (COBISS)
- sound recording: Mira Omerzel-Terlep, Matija Terlep, Bogdana Herman: Slovenske ljudske pesmi in glasbila (Slovene folk songs and instruments), tape Nr.1. Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio-televizije Beograd, 1985-1986. (COBISS)
- Josef Brandlmeier. Handbuch der Zither. T. 1. Die Geschichte des Instruments und der Kunst des Zitherspiels. Süddeutscher Verlag, 1963. ISBN B0000BGRV8. (COBISS)
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