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Hardanger fiddle

A hardanger fiddle (Norwegian: hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a standard violin) and thinner wood. The earliest known example of the hardingfele is from 1651, made…

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Bowed string instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
321.322-71

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related to References · 40
Hardanger fiddle → Africa, Aksdal, Benedicte Maurseth, Bjørn, Botnen, Broughton, Eldon Ellingson, English, Europe, Fanitullen, Feb, Fiddle, George, Hardingfela, How, In Hardingfeleslåttar, Innføring, Knut Hamre, London, Mark Ellingham
related to The hardanger fiddle and religion · 26
Hardanger fiddle → Also, Annbjørg Lien, Benedicte Maurseth, Botnen, Christian, Dahle, Dedrik Muus, During, Europe, Gjermund Haugen, In, Isak Botnen, Iver Kleive, Johannes Dahle, Known, Knut Hamre, Lars Klark, Norway, Notodden, Rosa
related to Influences · 23
Hardanger fiddle → Another, Australian, British, Britt Pernille Froholm, Edvard Grieg, Grieg's Peer Gynt, Her, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Ibsen's Peer Gynt Suite, II, In, Japan, Japanese, Knots, Liza Lim, Morning, No, Norway, Philtre, Rose Dodd
related to External links · 21
Hardanger fiddle → AmericaFashioning, Anne Svånaug Haugan, Archived, Botnen/Skår, Charlie Pilzerhardanger, Christian Borlaug, EM26, Etnisk Musikklubb, Feleverket--Norsk, Fiddle, FiddleHardingfeleverket--Norsk, Hardanger Fiddle Association, Hardingfeleslåttar, Isak, Loretta Kelley, Norway, Norwegian, Slåtter, The Dahle Tradition, Trond Isaksen Flatebø
related to Use in film · 21
Hardanger fiddle → Armageddon, Carter Burwell, Dermot Crehan, DreamWorks, Fargo, How, Howard Shore, In, It, John Powell, King, Norwegian, Rings, Rohan, The, The Lord, The Lost Sheep, The Return, The Two Towers, Train Your Dragon
Classification · 1
Hardanger fiddle → Bowed string instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Hardanger fiddle → 321.322-71

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fiddle hardanger violin hardingfele strings instrument norway used played bridge tuning also church fiddlers technique fiddler traditional sympathetic called extra

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Hardanger fiddleClassificationBowed string instrument1.00infobox
Hardanger fiddleHornbostel–Sachs classification321.322-711.00infobox
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksHardanger Fiddle Association0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksAmericaFashioning0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksFiddleHardingfeleverket--Norsk0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksHardingfeleslåttar0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksFeleverket--Norsk0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksSlåtter0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksFiddle0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksIsak0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksBotnen/Skår0.60section
Hardanger fiddlerelated to External linksNorwegian0.60section

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