Talk:Psaltery
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"In the 20th Century, the bowed psaltery has come into wide use. It is set up in a triangular format so that the end portion of each string can be bowed."
Have electric versions been produced?
Could anyone elaborate on the uses of the psaltery as it relates to the music theory of the medieval period (c.100-1377)? Was it used mainly in secular music accompaniment or did it eventually enter sacred music during the time of Machaut or the Notre Dame School? Any other specifics about the role of the psaltery in medieval music, like its place in the rhythmic modes or isorhythmic structures would be appreciated. Thanks. 207.74.239.23 23:41, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge
The merge was requested for the following reasons:
hammered dulcimer and psaltery... in the first page's discussion there are propositions for merge with dulcimer or with cymbalum, that are completely different instruments... while "psaltery" is exactly the same thing (notice that in many languages they have the same name, and in English the choice between the words "psaltery" and "hammered dulcimer" usually depends only from the geographic location or from use - picking strings or hitting with small hammers). Toobaz —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leviel (talk • contribs) 09:57, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
- I definitely see no reason to merge these two articles—psalteries and hammered dulcimers are very different instruments. Psalteries are not played with hammers, and thus could not be said to be "hammered dulcimers" at all. –Benjamin
02:29, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
Hammer dulcimers and psaltries are different, they sound different, look different, are played differently! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.120.42.20 (talk) 23:27, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
These are different instruments. Though perhaps related, there's no more reason to merge these than there would be to merge banjo and guitar (for example). Dsreyn 13:03, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
yes, there is no reason to merge, two extreamly diffrent instuments. 15:40, 23 September 2007 (UTC)24.109.60.228
I received a note on my talk page [1], detailing the reasons against merging. There appears to be a clear consensus against merging. If there are no further objections, I'll remove the merge tag in a day or two. Personally I see no reason to merge; these seem to be very different subjects. --Fang Aili talk 19:32, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
