Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Musical-Instruments:-Northern-Europe
This page features translations of traditional musical instrument terms in different languages from Northern Europe, accompanied by pictures and videos.
Percussion
Bodhrán
Irish |
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bodhrán |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMI4X8OOMOg
Irish:
Skrabalai
Lithuanian |
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skrabalai |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJAbTQWAcIM
Lithuanian:
Percussion–String
Fortepiano
English | French | German | Italian |
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fortepiano | piano-forte, forte-piano | Hammerklavier | fortepiano |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1JRjpEG-4s
Square Piano
English | German |
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square piano | Tafelklavier |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWOen9fWXC8
String
Archlute
Dutch | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish |
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aartsluit | archlute | archiluth | Erzlaute | arciliuto | archilaúd |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnpaMm_2QYc
Cello
Albanian | Asturian | Basque | Bavarian | Belarusian | Bulgarian | Catalan | Corsican | Czech | Danish | Dutch | Estonian |
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celo | violonchelu | txelo | Violoncello | віяланчэ́ль, віялянчэ́ль | виолонче́ло | violoncel | viulunceddu | violoncello | cello | cello | tšello |
Faroese | Finnish | French | Galician | German | Hungarian | Icelandic | Irish | Italian | Latvian | Lithuanian | Low German | Luxembourgish |
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sello | sello | violoncelle | violoncello, violonchelo | Cello, Violoncello | cselló, gordonka | selló, knéfiðla | dordveidhil | violoncello | čells | violončelė | violoncello | Cello |
Macedonian | Modern Greek | Norman | Norwegian | Occitan | Piedmontese | Polish | Portuguese | Romanian | Russian |
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виолончело | βιολοντσέλο, τσέλο | bâsse dé viole | cello | violoncèl | violonsel | wiolonczela | violoncelo | violoncel | виолонче́ль |
Saterfriesisch | Serbo-Croatian | Slovak | Slovenian | Spanish | Swedish | Ukrainian | Welsh | West Frisian |
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Violoncello | виоло̀нчело
violònčelo |
violončelo | čelo, violončelo | chelo, violonchelo | cello | віолонче́ль | soddgrwth, sielo | sello |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQLXRTl3Z0
Cittern
English | French | German | Italian | Spanish |
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cittern | cistre | Cister | cetra | cistro |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CfWikeHqOQ
Crwth
Welsh |
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crwth |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yYg_7cm0Rs
Welsh:
Fiðla
Icelandic |
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fiðla |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZR7RlgtEo
Icelanderish:
Hummel
Swedish |
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hummel |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsg4O65axhc
Swedish:
Jouhikko
Finnish |
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jouhikko |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXR2i7trMM
Finnish:
Kannel
Estonian |
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kannel |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lqpRd9kU_o
Estonian:
Kantele
Finnish |
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kantele |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqYd1o09gDw
Finnish:
Langeleik
Norwegian |
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langeleik |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKGlSHI4vWk
Norwegian:
Langspil
Icelandic |
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langspil |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJH_67xFKdM
Icelanderish:
Nyckelharpa
Swedish |
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nyckelharpa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwCEl4Y8fDk
Swedish:
Psalmodicon
Estonian | Finnish | Norwegian | Swedish |
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moldpill | virsikantele | salmodikon | psalmodikon |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G8qvr7HMcc
Talharpa
Estonian | Swedish |
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hiiu kannel | talharpa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRr8WqrU48
Träskofiol
Swedish |
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träskofiol |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4PSyX0f25Q
Swedish:
Triple Harp
Welsh |
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telyn deires |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-boPkQJKDA
Welsh:
Wind
Dulcian
Dutch | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish | Portuguese |
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dulciaan | dulcian | douçaine | Dulzian | dulciana | bajón | baixão |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTCXJyEik4
Great Highland Bagpipe
Scottish Gaelic |
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a' phìob mhòr |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLkfXxYU2E
Scottish:
Irish Flute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40d6wTnIXqA
Pibgorn
Welsh |
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pibgorn |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLkfXxYU2E
Welsh:
Spilåpipa
Swedish |
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spilåpipa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgDSwJB726k
Swedish:
Willow Flute
Finnish | Latvian | Lithuanian | Norwegian | Swedish |
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pitkähuilu, pajupilli | kārkla | švilpynė | seljefløyte | sälgflöjt, sälgpipa |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmFDC-FDXPU