 A chiterra sarda | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Chitarra sarda, chitarrone, chitarra gigante |
| Classification | String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322 (Composite chordophone) |
| Related instruments | |
| Baritone guitar, Dreadnought guitar | |
| More articles or information | |
| Music of Sardinia | |
The chiterra sarda ( Sardinian for "Sardinian guitar") or chitarra sarda in Italian, is a large-bodied baritone guitar from Sardinia used primarily to accompany singers in the cantu a chiterra genre. The body is larger than a dreadnought guitar with a scale length of about 680mm. [1] In Italian, it also goes by the names chitarrone and chitarra gigante, both referring to its large size. [2]
Tuning
It is usually tuned a fourth lower than a standard guitar: B (Si) E (Mi) A (La) D (Re) F# (Fa#) B (Si). [3]
Notable players
References
- ^ Atlas of Plucked Instruments: Southern Europe. https://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/europe3.htm. Accessed November 15th, 2020
- ^ Fingerpicking.net. https://www.fingerpicking.net/le-chitarre-della-tradizione-popolare-italiana/. Accessed November 15th, 2020
- ^ Bernard Lortat-Jacob, Improvisation et modèle: le chant a guitare sarde , in «L'Homme», XXIV, 1, 1984
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