A kantele (Finnish: [ˈkɑntele]) [1] or kannel (Finnish: [ˈkɑnːel]) is a traditional Finnish and Karelian plucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the south east Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery along with the Estonian kannel, the Latvian kokles, the Lithuanian kanklės, and the Russian gusli. [2]

2017年10月4日 · The kantele is the national instrument of Finland. Finnish folk poetry recounts that the first kantele was made from the jaw bones of fish and the hair of young maidens. When the first kantele was played, the sound was so beautiful that all living things started to cry.

The kantele is the national instrument of Finland. It is an important symbol of the Finnish national identity often depicted in the art of the Romantic era in the late 19th century. It’s not closely related to the harp or dulcimer although they have similarities in structure.

The kantele plays a central role in Finnish culture. Kalevala, Finland’s national epic poem, first published in 1835, has a kantele-plucking hero. An 1840 companion volume contains similar verses and bears the title Kanteletar (the term for a female kantele player).

2020年2月28日 · Kantele is flourishing – thanks to many new, innovative, brave and visionary kantele musicians. Ancient and modern kantele sounds can be heard side by side, merging in pulsating rhythms of the new decade.

2023年11月20日 · The kantele is a traditional Finnish musical instrument that belongs to the family of string instruments known as zithers. Specifically, zithers are characterized by a resonating body and a variable number of strings. They can …

The kantele is the Finnish version of an instrument known throughout the world as either a zither or lap harp. The Finnish kantele is basically a triangular shaped sound box with strings running across the top of the instrument.

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2018年5月24日 · The kantele plays a central role in Finnish culture. Kalevala, Finland’s national epic poem, first published in 1835, has a kantele-plucking hero. Resembling the zither, the instrument has been played in Finland for some 2,000 years, and variations exist in other eastern Baltic countries.

A kantele (ˈkɑntele, from Finnish) or kannel (ˈkɑnːe) is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family. It is related to the Russian gusli, the Latvian kokle and the Lithuanian kanklės. Together these instruments make up the family known as Baltic Psalteries.