Musical bow - Gakkyu (English spelling) music bow English

Japanese: 楽弓 - がっきゅう(英語表記)musica bow 英語
Musical bow - Gakkyu (English spelling) music bow English

An instrument that sounds the string of a bow. It is also called a bow harp. It is either made by bending an elastic rod and tying a string to both ends, or by splitting a part of the rod into a string (cut-string type). There is some debate as to its relationship to hunting bows. It is currently found in America from Patagonia to California, Central and South Africa, Asia, and Oceania. It was once found in Europe (Netherlands, Italy, Lithuania, and East Prussia). It originated in the Neolithic period, and is said to be the oldest stringed instrument. With an increased number of strings, it became a type of instrument similar to the lyre or harp, and with a resonator, it became a type of instrument similar to the lute or zither.

[Maekawa Haruhisa]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

弓の弦を鳴らす楽器。弓琴ともよばれる。弾力性のある棒を曲げて両端に紐(ひも)を結び付けたものと、棒の一部を裂いて弦にしたもの(切り出し弦式)とがある。狩猟の弓との先後関係については意見が分かれている。現在は、パタゴニアからカリフォルニアまでのアメリカ、中央および南アフリカ、アジア、オセアニアにみられる。かつてはヨーロッパ(オランダ、イタリア、リトアニア、東プロシア)でもみられた。発生は新石器時代で、最古の弦楽器として、弦の数を増したものがライアやハープ系統の楽器に、共鳴器をつけたものがリュートやチター系統の楽器につながったとされる。

[前川陽郁]

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