ABOUT THE HAMMERED DULCIMER
The hammered dulcimer is an ancient trapezoidal musical instrument played by striking the strings with wooden hammers.
Originating in the Middle East about 2000 years ago, English soldiers brought the instrument back to England after their failed attempt to conquer Persia during the Crusades about 1000 years ago. Dulcimers have many names in many lands: santur in the Middle East, yang q'in in China, hackbrett in Austria, zither in Germany, and cymbalom in Hungary. The name "dulcimer" is derived from Latin, meaning "sweet sound". Hammered dulcimers were popular in England during the reign of James I, when the Bible was translated into English as the King James Bible. The dulcimer was mentioned in the Book of Daniel 3:5 among other instruments "..the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music..." The dulcimer was later mechanized to become what we now know as the harpsichord which later evolved in the piano.
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24 comments:
Happy New year, Mike!
Happy New Year to you too!
The same to you Mike!
Just thought you might want to know that my antivirus detected a problem when I opened your blog today.
Mari,Yertle and Akelamalu,thank you all for stopping by.
Akelamalu thanks for the heads up about the problem.
Just dropping by to wish you a Happy New Year!
Health and success to you in 2009!
Fitness Diva
Happy New Year
May you have good health, peace and happiness too Mike. Happy New Year. Big hug. :)
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year back at you, Mike! Thank you for all your positive energy you've shared throughout 2008. :)
Happy New Year to you and yours too!
Hugs and blessings,
Fitness Diva,dickster1961,Sandee,Reeni,Grandy and Storyteller, Thank you for your wishes for the New Year. I wish the same for you.
Wishing you a happy, healthy, prosperous, and amazing 2009!
peace,
mike
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Happy New Year!
Peace and prosperity for the coming year for you and your family, happy New Year!
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Happy New Year, Mike!! I hope it's a good one for you.
Mike,
And a very Happy New Year to you also, my friend!
The Bach
Mike Foster,Mira,HulaGirl,and The Bach,thank y all for stopping by and wishing me a Happy New Year.
My very best wishes to you for this New Year - Cheers!
Peace & joy to you Mike in 2009.
Klogger/Polly and JC,thanks and best wishes to the both oy you.Thank you for stopping by.
Happy New Year,Mike!
May you be blessed with much happiness and many joys in 2009!
May the world be blessed with Peace & Justice in 2009!
Happy New Year and all the best to you in 2009 Mike! :-)
Nick, thanky you and I wish the same for you as well.
Dori,thank you.
Happy New Year, Mike!!
May your year be full of peace, wellness and happiness.
Sincerely,
Tart
Tart,the same to you my friend.
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