Kusle

Mari plucked string instrument

KusleString instrument

Other names| karsh, kysle, kjusle and kiusle
Classification|  Chordophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification| 314.122-5
(Diatonic lute-type stringed instrument played using bare hands and fingers)
Related instruments
Krez, gusli, kantele

Kusle (Meadow Mari: кӱсле; Northwestern Mari: кӹсле, кӹслӓ) or karsh (Meadow and Northwestern Mari: кӓрш) is a Mari plucked string instrument (chordophone). It has 12-20 strings and is shaped like a semi-circle.[1] The instrument is played in the lap, with both hands, and was played on some occasions such as ritual sacrifices, and to accompany dancing.[2] Kusle is described as resembling the Russian gusli or the Finnish kantele.[3]

Organologist Anthony Baines noted in 1969, regarding the medieval Russian gusli: "...and the instrument has latterly been revived, notably in the Mari province by the Volga".[4]

## See also

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* Mari music
* Krez

## References

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1. ^ Toivo Vuorela; American Council of Learned Societies (1964). The Finno-Ugric peoples. Indiana University. p. 251. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. ^ Paul Friedrich (14 January 1994). Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Russia and Eurasia, China. G.K. Hall. p. 258\. ISBN 978-0-8161-1810-6. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
3. ^ Gyula Décsy (2002). Eurasian studies yearbook. Eurolingua. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
4. ^ Anthony Baines (1969). Musical Instruments Through the Ages. Penguin Books. p. 206. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

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