David:
Well, I could be wrong, but since bowed instruments are more recent that
plucked, it would seem that way. The crowd is one of those many instruments
that (I believe) evolved from the Greek Kithara and are known throughout Europe
by various names..zither, citera, etc (ha ha). The
Related to this topic, there will be an article about the influence of
art music on traditional music in the Summer 2008 issue of Fiddler
Magazine [ http://www.fiddle.com/ ], written by Andrew Kuntz, who is
responsible for The Fiddler’s Companion website.
Doc Rossi wrote:
Related to this topic, there will be an article about the influence of
art music on traditional music in the Summer 2008 issue of Fiddler
Magazine [ http://www.fiddle.com/ ], written by Andrew Kuntz, who is
responsible for The Fiddler’s Companion website.
