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Check out the Cimbalom
1 Feb 2010
Have you perfected the piano, sussed the saxophone and already become a guitar hero? If so, and you’re looking for something a bit different, why not check out the cimbalom!
Although quite rare in this country, the cimbalom is more often found in countries such as Hungary, Poland, and Romania. A member of the dulcimer family of instruments, the cimbalom resembles the insides of a piano, and is played the same way as you would play a xylophone by striking the metal strings with small wooden hammers.
Audiences in Devon were recently treated to the sounds of a cimbalom at performances of High Muck-a-Muck, a new show from one of the Arts Council’s funded organisations ‘Theatre Alibi’. The show toured to theatres and schools across Devon.
Although somewhat of a rarity in this country, you may well have come across the sounds of a cimbalom without even realising it. The instrument has featured in the scores of a number of iconic films including Raiders of the Lost Ark and more recently in as Gollum’s theme tune in Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
If you want to hear what this rare instrument sounds like, check out this clip from Theatre Alibi’s recent production.
Watch the cimbalom being played! from Theatre Alibi on Vimeo.
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