Bowed lyre book rauno nieminen

Jouhiorkesteri more info on simon chadwicks jouhikko with photos and video demonstration. The local jouhikannel bowed lyre orchestra puolivillaset in savonranta in 2004. His best performances in grand slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 us open, the 2006 wimbledon championships, and the. Bowed lyre history from plucked lyre to bowed instrument the bowed lyre in northern europe. It was in the book kansanmusiikki folk music, 1981 by matti hako and anneli asplund that i read about the jouhikko. Lyre, stringed musical instrument having a yoke, or two arms and a crossbar, projecting out from and level with the body. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. New edition of jouhikko the bowed lyre book by rauno. I first came across this strange ancient instrument from descriptions and a tape of alexander leonovs playing, which were brought back from petrozavodsk by a friend in moscow, some time between about 2000 and 2002. It seems that the bowed lyre spread from scandinavia with viking colonists, and was taken to the scottish islands, many of which were until comparitively recently culturally much more nordic than celtic. Rauno nieminen flute,bowed lyre hannu saha kantele margit tveito gunhildgard langeleik britt johan persson horn tyra karlsson zither petters erik eriksson fiddle levy wilsen fiddle,accordion simo westerholm clarinet knut nolervik accordion justus gille fiddle technical credits knut buen contributor hans fredrik jacobsen contributor. The bowed lyre book is written by rauno nieminen and provides a visual treat for bowed lyre enthusiasts. See more ideas about musical instruments, folk music and instruments.

Rauno nieminen corwen ap broch rauno niemenen bowed lyre book. Jarkko kalervo nieminen born julie 23, 1981 in masku, finland is a finnish umwhile professional tennis player his heichest rankin is warld no. It may be descended from these instruments rather than from the round lyre, strictly. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Kansanmusiikkiinstituutin julkaisuja 61, issn 03559270. Rauno nieminen is master instrumentbuilder, who start to make instruments 1978 and still making them by orders. The finnish jouhikko or bowed lyre cool music instrument.

Rauno nieminen the tradition of playing the jouhikantele, a traditional bowed lyre, has lived on in karelia and savonia since the middle ages, having been passed on from generation to generation by memory. Tuned to gd or gc they are usually strung with black horsehair. Sibeliusakatemian kansanmusiikkijulkaisuja 28, issn 22428054. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Welsh music tradition, both classical and popular, was effectively oral until the 16th century. The accompanying cd includes 46 historical jouhikko recordings. Shetland gue this is a great introduction to bowed lyres, the two stringed model is based on the earlier. Join facebook to connect with rauno nieminen and others you may know. The ontrei duo plays various kinds of ancient lyres jouhikantele aka bowed lyre, kantele plucked finnish and karelian lyre, and pyngyr west siberian lyre.

This book in finnish and english contains 98 tunes transcribed by music collectors. Tmi rauno nieminen, sibelius academyxuniversity of the arts, kansanmusiikkiinstituutti. The bowed lyre nyykytys, dansmelodi after feodor pratsu. Rauno nieminen dmus focused on the jouhikko and related instruments in the areas of presentday. It also offers an introduction to playing technique, advice on maintenance of the instrument and an overview of its contemporary use. There are descriptions from time to time which shed some light on early music in wales, usually from churchmen such as the 6thcentury monk gildas, who contrasted the declamatory style of the kings bards with the tuneful music of the church, or venantius fortunatus a half century later, who wrote.

This instrument, called talharpa in swedish, was brought along by estonian swedes to the island vormsi. This brief introduction demonstrates that the playing style and sound of the medieval fiddle had more in common with the hurdy gurdy and the crwth bowed lyre than the modern violin. Unlike the video that i used for the 3 plank layer idea, i decided to glue the top and bottom in and to plane a place for the top so it would be embedded nicely into level with the neck. This book contains 98 tunes collected by music collectors on the estonian. The bowed lyre jouhikko rauno nieminen holvi historical. As rauno nieminen, a musical scholar who wrote his doctoral thesis on the jouhikko, said in an.

His best performances in grand slam toornaments hae been reachin the quarterfinals o the 2005 us open, the 2006 wimbledon championships, an the. The book provides information on the history of the bowed lyre, musicians and their playing styles. Melody is played on the first two strings and the rest two sound along continuously as a drone. I copied it from this 19th century instrument in the national museum of finland, using information from otto anderssons book the bowed harp and from rauno nieminens book jouhikko. Malli perustuu impilahteleisiin jouhikanteleisiin modern karelianstyle bowed lyre with soundpost and bass bar. Centuries before the creation of the violin there was the medieval fiddle, also known by its french name, the vielle. Bowed lyre or bowed harp is a violin like string instrument which is played with a bow. The bowed lyre, a cd with historical jouhikko recordings, and a book detailing the history of the jouhikko with instructions on its tuning, playing and maintenance, soitinten tutkiminen. The jouhikko is a bowed lyre that can be traced back thousands of years. It has a curved, pearshaped soundbox, cut along with the neck and the head from a single block of wood.

New edition of jouhikko the bowed lyre book by rauno nieminen. Rauno nieminen soitinrakentaja, muusikko, opettaja. Ritva nieminen historical records and family trees. Jarkko kalervo nieminen born 23 july 1981 is a finnish former professional tennis player. The bowed lyre survived longest on shetland, where it was known as late as the 1800s as the gue. Viisikielisen kanteleen ohjelmistoa 3 repertoire for the five string kantele 3 kansanmusiikkiinstituutti folk music institute 10. The lyre was played with a bow in europe as early as the middle ages. There was a kind of epiphany there, a sudden realisation that that would be my instrument. In the area around the baltic sea, there is historical evidence of both bowed and plucked lyres. In 2016, nordic notes rereleased the album in germany, austria, switzerland.

He has won two atp singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. Tmi rauno nieminen, sibelius academyxuniversity of the arts. Europe has a long history of bowed harp like instruments. The calabrian bowed lyre is a threestringed viol whose origin is still a matter of discussion. I would also recommend to read the jouhikko the bowed lyre, book by rauno nieminen.

Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Shetland gue this is a great introduction to bowed lyres, the two stringed model is based on the earlier models of finnish jouhikko but with crwth like soundholes. Box lyres are instruments having a boxlike wooden body with a wooden soundboard. The bowed lyre, rauno nieminen, rauno nieminen booky. Anglosaxon poem deor with lyre while the music itself. The book provides information on the history of the bowed lyre, musicians and. I did a quick online research and met rauno nieminens site that stated that he uses 310 mm scale for his jouhikkos. Lyre book is a visual guide and tutorial book written by rauno nieminen. Jouni nieminen photography has 203 posts on their instagram profile. Written in finnish on one side and clear english on the other. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.

Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The new edition has renewed english translation, and readability of notations of all 98 known traditional jouhikko tunes has been improved. The jouhikko is a member of the bowed lyre instrumental family, and its origin is surrounded in mystery and uncertainty. In estonia and eastern finland the bowed lyre survived into the 20th century. The first edition of the bowed lyrejouhikko was published in year 2007. He haes wan twa atp singles teetles an three doubles teetles in his career. Check out the bowed lyre nyykytys, dansmelodi after feodor pratsu by rauno nieminen on amazon music. Rauno nieminen has updated his pioneering book on jouhikko, bowed lyre, sold out almost immediately after its publication 2007. The instrument being played is a type of harp called the lyre, which can be used to play relatively simple songs.