History of the Dulcimer

Part of the Video Series How to Play a Hammered Dulcimer

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Learn about the history of the dulcimer instrument in this free video lesson on how to play a dulcimer.

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History of the Dulcimer
Hello! I'm Tim Van Egmond here on behalf of expertvillage.com. I'm going to talking about the musical instrument the hammered dulcimer and you can find out more about me at www.timvanegmond.com. The hammered dulcimer is an ancient instrument that is believed to go back to ancient Persia. It's believed that is spread to Europe from people returning during the middle ages from the crusades. Or it's also possible that it came to Spain and up from there through the Mores who occupied the souh of Spain, and may have brought it up with them. It also spread to the far east during the 17th century and from there on. There are many different versions of the instrument found in a lot of differnet parts of the world.

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