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Gusli

The gusli (Russian: гусли, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Russian pronunciation: ) or husla (Ukrainian: гусла, husla) is the oldest East Slavic multi-string plucked instrument, belonging to…

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Classification
Simple chordophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
315.2 (Trough zither with resonator)

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Archaeology

Types

Related instruments

Modern Russian performers

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Gusli

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples86
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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Gusli

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related to history · 29
Gusli → AD, Al-Masudi, Arabic, Boyan, Commonly, During, Galician-Volhynian Chronicle, Greek, Greeks, However, Ibn-Dasta, Igor's, Kievan Rus, Lay, Mitusa, Novgorodian Rus, Old East Slavic, Old Russian, Old Slavic, Russian
related to Related instruments · 15
Gusli → Balkan, Baltic, Belarus, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, In, It, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slavic, South Slavic, The, Together, Ukraine
related to Krylovidnye gusli · 8
Gusli → Baltic, Krylovidnye, Novgorod, Pskov, Russia, Russian, They, This
related to Shlemovidnye gusli · 6
Gusli → He, Helmet-shaped, Kievan Rus, Russian, Shlemovidnye, The
related to Archaeology · 5
Gusli → Poland, Three, Ukraine, Veliky Novgorod, Zvenyhorod
related to Etymology · 5
Gusli → Byzantium, In, Kievan Rus, Proto-Indo-European, The
related to Keyboard Gusli · 5
Gusli → Claviroobraznie Gusli, It, Pressing, Russian, The Keyboard Gusli
related to External links · 3
Gusli → Encyclopædia Britannica, Gusla, Vol
related to Types · 2
Gusli → Folk Gusli, There
Classification · 1
Gusli → Simple chordophone

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russian instrument also related zither strings kantele kannel kokles instruments novgorod гусли slavic kanklės ukraine krylovidnye used husla musical music

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GusliClassificationSimple chordophone1.00infobox
GusliHornbostel–Sachs classification315.2 (Trough zither with resonator)1.00infobox
the kanklesinstance ofand has more resemblance to Baltic psaltery0.80text
koklesinstance ofand has more resemblance to Baltic psaltery0.80text
kannelinstance ofand has more resemblance to Baltic psaltery0.80text
kanteleinstance ofand has more resemblance to Baltic psaltery0.80text
the Czech violin housleinstance ofRelated instrumentsA number of Slavic folk music instruments have names which are related to Gusli0.80text
the Balkan one-stringed fiddle gusleinstance ofRelated instrumentsA number of Slavic folk music instruments have names which are related to Gusli0.80text
Guslirelated to ArchaeologyThree0.60section
Guslirelated to ArchaeologyPoland0.60section
Guslirelated to ArchaeologyVeliky Novgorod0.60section
Guslirelated to ArchaeologyZvenyhorod0.60section

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