Gunjac

The gunjac (plural: gunjci) or bajs is a violoncello-like Croatian instrument but with only two strings. Gunjac instrumentalists are called bajsisti. It is a double bass string instrument played with a bow.

The gunjac is commonly found in melodic groupings (tunes) associated with North-Western and Central Croatia including the regions of Zagreb, Žumberak, Pokuplje, Upper Posavina, Moslavina, and Bilogora.

An international festival of bajs players is held annually in Draguć, Istria.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.central-istria.com/draguc

External links

Prof. Dr. Darko Zubrinic, 09/1/2007. "Istarski gunjci, musicological book by Vladimir Pernić" [Istrian gunjci], Croatia.org.
Darko Zubrinic, Zagreb (1995). "Croatian Pop and Folk Music", CroatianHistory.net.
Stanislav Tuksar and Grozdana Marošević. "Croatia." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 27 Sep. 2011 <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/40473>.