Brač (Instrument)

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The Brač [braːtʃ] is a Croatian folk instrument. It is the second smallest musical instrument of a Tamburica ensemble and is used for the reproduction of middle pitches.

The Brač is a slightly larger instrument than the Bisernica, but is actually played in the same way. The Brač usually has three double strings (g-d-a), but there are also two-voice and one-voice versions. Because of the size, a slightly deeper sound is produced than with the Bisernica.

Typical playing is called "trzanje" in Croatian. With this technique, the soft, soft sound color is similar to that of other instruments such as the mandolin or balalaika. The instrument has a moderate, full sound.

This instrument usually assumes the play of the melody itself or the second or third voices of a polyphonic score. For orchestra partitions, two or even three Brač voices are usually composed (1st, 2nd and 3rd Brac). The musicians from the region of Srijem also call the 1st Brač also Bassprim and the 2nd Brač Terzbassprim or Bassprimterz. The Brač looks similar to the Macedonian-Bulgarian Tambura. Edit the TuningQtext Three-part variants Edit source text Four-voice (Syrian) variants Edit source text

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