krar
E455097
The krar is a traditional Ethiopian lyre-like stringed instrument widely used in Amhara music and cultural performances.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyre
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Amhara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigray people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Hornbostel–Sachs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Ethiopian musical heritage ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bridge
ⓘ
soundboard ⓘ strings ⓘ tuning pegs ⓘ wooden bowl ⓘ |
| hasStringType | plucked strings ⓘ |
| hornbostelSachsClassification | 321.21 ⓘ |
| hornbostelSachsDescription | bowl lyre ⓘ |
| instrumentFamily | string instrument ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Amharic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
animal skin
ⓘ
metal strings ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playingPosition |
held against the chest
ⓘ
held on the lap ⓘ |
| playingTechnique |
plucked with fingers
ⓘ
plucked with plectrum ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
begena
ⓘ
lyre ⓘ |
| soundProduction | plucking ⓘ |
| tuningMethod | by adjusting tuning pegs ⓘ |
| tuningSystem | pentatonic scale ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfStrings |
5
ⓘ
6 ⓘ |
| typicalTimbre |
bright
ⓘ
metallic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
folk musicians
ⓘ
minstrels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accompaniment of songs
ⓘ
dance accompaniment ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Amhara music
ⓘ
Ethiopian traditional music ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
festivals
ⓘ
religious celebrations ⓘ wedding ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
folk music
ⓘ
popular traditional music ⓘ secular music ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amhara