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Saiteninstrument
stringed in·stru·ment [ˌstrɪŋdˈ-] N
stringed instrument
Saiteninstrument nt <-(e)s, -e>
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English
German
German
to strum a stringed instrument
auf einem Saiteninstrument herumzupfen inf
to thrum a stringed instrument
auf einem Saiteninstrument herumklimpern inf pej
German
German
English
English
Saiteninstrument
string[ed] instrument
Streichinstrument
string[ed] instrument
in·stru·ment [ˈɪnstrəmənt] N
1. instrument MUS:
instrument
Instrument nt <-(e)s, -e>
2. instrument (tool, measuring device):
instrument
Instrument nt <-(e)s, -e>
instrument
Apparat m <-(e)s, -e>
a blunt instrument
ein schwerer, stumpfer Gegenstand
surgical instruments
chirurgische Instrumente
3. instrument (means):
instrument
Mittel nt <-s, ->
he saw the theatre as an instrument of change
er sah das Theater als Mittel, Veränderung zu bewirken
4. instrument LAW form (document):
instrument
Urkunde f <-, -n>
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This was an ancient medieval stringed instrument played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
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Horsehair is used for violin and other stringed instrument bows.
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Previously the violin had been the only stringed instrument featured as a solo instrument in tango.
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All three are lyric genres in the technical sense that they were strophic songs with either musical accompaniment or introduction on a stringed instrument.
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The next most popular stringed instrument, made in sizes and played in consorts or alone, was the viola da gamba.
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Gongs, drums and percussion instruments combined with organ, wind and stringed instruments.
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www.rhythmusbewusstsein.de
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Gongs, Trommeln und Percussion Instrumente mischen sich mit Orgel, Blas- und Saiteninstrumenten.
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www.rhythmusbewusstsein.de
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`The musicians will sit in their gallery,' said the young Student, `and play upon their stringed instruments, and my love will dance to the sound of the harp and the violin.
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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"Die Musikanten werden auf der Empore sitzen", sagte der junge Student, "und auf ihren Saiteninstrumenten spielen, und die ich liebe, wird zum Klang der Harfe und der Geige tanzen.
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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` The musicians will sit in their gallery, ' said the young Student, ` and play upon their stringed instruments, and my love will dance to the sound of the harp and the violin.
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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"Die Musikanten werden auf der Empore sitzen ", sagte der junge Student, " und auf ihren Saiteninstrumenten spielen, und die ich liebe, wird zum Klang der Harfe und der Geige tanzen.
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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"When I was six years old, he noticed that I had developed a very strong affinity for stringed instruments and bought me a little plastic guitar from the annual fair ," said the musician.
www.musicaustria.at
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„Er hat gemerkt, dass ich seit meinem sechsten Lebensjahr eine sehr starke Affinität zu Saiteninstrumenten entwickelt habe, woraufhin er mir vom Jahrmarkt so eine kleine Plastikgitarre mitgebracht hat“, so der Wiener.
www.musicaustria.at
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Of course, the acoustic guitar is a traditional stringed instrument, but you will look in vain for acoustic guitars here.
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www.musik-produktiv.de
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Natürlich ist die akustische Gitarre auch ein traditionelles Saiteninstrument, dennoch werden Sie diese hier vergeblich suchen.
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www.musik-produktiv.de

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