Thursday, April 18, 2013

Keeping The Memories Alive With Psalteries

By Patty Summers


Psalteries are stringed instruments that hold their own in the industry. Throughout the history, it has maintained to be this unique looking thing that is likened to the harp. Past the relevance of electronic gadgets today, it is still liberating to look back to the past and explore history. It is through glorifying cultures back then that people begin to understand how the present came to be.

The psaltery that looks like a slice of pizza belongs to the group of stringed musical instruments that would remind you of violins. This is because while the strings are commonly struck, you can also use a bow when playing it. It is also noted that the item has been mentioned in a verse found in the Bible.

Artisans understand that even up to this digital age, they need to persist to keep the memory of the past alive. It is one thing to acknowledge the presence of gadgets, and it is another to still pay respect to how music was back then. If you want to delve into the study in a more in depth manner, surely, you will find out so many things that will change your perspective.

When you see instruments that are intricate in form, it is only natural to be intrigued by them. After all, people nowadays have gotten used to the look of electronic gadgets that are as complicated in appearance. Anything native then becomes a thing of the past, which is why this mindset should be change, for past creations deserve their due credit.

As with any person who specializes in making something, those who make psalteries combine science and art in their process. Science represents the technical aspect of it, where sound is made possible through the expert use of techniques and proper placement of parts. Art on the other hand involves the quality of the woodwork and the design aesthetics.

If you plan on making a custom made order, you can always ask the experts to make you one. Usually, they are around town and willing to give you a lecture on its use and history. Along the way, you will also learn to appreciate it for what it stands for and how symbolic it is for past civilizations.

When you see live musical performances, somehow it moves you not because of the precision in playing but also because music is being made. Sometimes, the feeling is something that you cannot place properly, but it is there. For a moment, you just believe that by the power of the cosmos, you are bound to songs and melodies without having the need to explain yourself.

In a way, this introduction to traditions could open up a venue for people to think about how musicality progress through the different improvements of generations. It is important to know of music just through other media sources. You need to be personally involved by playing one so you could learn to appreciate it fully.

Past the different movements that have sparked riot and unity, the fact remains that music will always be essential in life. You live by it, and you live with it. Whether you prefer to master psalteries or its more sophisticated counterpart called the violin, the mere fact that you are creating melodies and harmonies is enough to define a part of you as a person.




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