Traditional instruments by Cristina Barbosa https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments Portuguese traditional instruments: name, place, materials, curiosities en-us 2021-06-08 07:55:03 UTC 2025-09-29 22:51:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3bc.png Name: Cavaquinho https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592319122 Place: Minho
Materials: wood and four stings
Curiosities: It is an instrument from the chordophone family that was later widely introduced into popular culture in Braga by the Biscayan nobles and from where it was later taken to other places such as Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Hawaii and Madeira.]]> 2021-06-08 08:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592319122 Name: Guitarra de Lisboa https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592335845 Place: Estremadura
Materials: Wood and 6 pairs of strings
Curiosities: It is uded in fado (music typical from Portugal)]]> 2021-06-08 08:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592335845 Name: Brinquinho https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592336236 Place: Arquipélago da Madeira
Materials: It is made by a cane, from 60 to 70 cm, and it has got two overlapping wheels decorated with colourful wooden dolls.
On the top end of the cane there is one doll.
Curiosities: By shaking the instrument vertically, the castanets make a specific sound.The dolls are dressed in traditional costumes and they have castantes on their backs.]]> 2021-06-08 08:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592336236 Name: Viola campaniça https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592346968 Place: Baixo Alentejo
Material: Wood and 10 steel ropes
Curiosities: Viola Campaniça is a Portuguese stringed musical instrument from Vila Verde de Ficalho, in the municipality of Serpa. The adjective campaniço literally means "from the field".
]]> 2021-06-08 08:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592346968 Name: Concertina https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592355564 Place: Ribatejo
Materials: Wood and bellow
Curiosities: It’s a diatonic instrument and we open the bellow by pressing a button and we get a musical note.  By closing the bellow with the same button we get a different note. It is smaller than the acordeão and has a hexagonal shape.

]]> 2021-06-08 08:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592355564 Name: Gaita de foles https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592356734 Place: Trás-os-Montes, Minho and Centro Litoral.
Materials: It's made by a melodic tube and a valve-mediated insufflator.
Curiosities: This instrument is also played in other countries like Sctoland, Ireland and Germany.

]]> 2021-06-08 08:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592356734 Name: Sarronca https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592361074 Place: Alto Alentejo
Material: It consists of a hollow container can be a can, a jar, etc covered with a skin goat or lamb skin; alternatively, a pig's bladder
Curiosities:The sarronca or ronca is a musical instrument, more precisely a rubbed membranophone, typical of Portugal. This instrument traditionally accompanied the Alentejo Christmas songs ]]> 2021-06-08 08:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592361074 Name: Adufe cristinabarbosa2 https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592361085 Place: Beira Baixa 
Materials: animal sins of the region
Curiosities: It was used in the parties at the timeof the warvest of almonds, wheat, olive etc...]]> 2021-06-08 08:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592361085 Name: Reco reco https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592362301 Place: Minho
Materials: Wood
Curiosities: The reco-reco typical of Brazil, in turn, is commonly used in samba/pagode groups or samba-enredo drums.

]]> 2021-06-08 08:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592362301 Name: Paulitos https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592369873 Place: Trás os Montes Materials: Wood
Curiosities: The Pauliteiros de Miranda are groups of men who dance traditional rhythms from the Terra de Miranda, in the northeast of Portugal, Trás-os-Montes, using the paulitos. ]]> 2021-06-08 08:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592369873 Name: Acordeão cristinabarbosa2 https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592533336 Place: Algarve
Materials:Wood and bellow
Curiosities: Bigger than the concertina. It is very used in "challenge song"]]> 2021-06-08 10:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592533336 Name: Viola da Terra cristinabarbosa2 https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592536752 Place: Arquipélago dos Açores
Materials: Wood and 12 strings
Curiosities: It is a very decorated instrument with 2 hearts stading out.]]> 2021-06-08 10:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592536752 Name: Guitarra de Coimbra cristinabarbosa2 https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592548461 Place: Beira Litoral
Materials: wood and 6 pairs of strings
Curiosities: The Portuguese guitar is a very widespread instrument in Portugal and is the closest to the lusitanian feling of the portuguese people]]> 2021-06-08 11:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1592548461 BOUZOUKI mariailias349 https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1609307506 IT IS A WOODEN STRING INSTRUMENT

]]> 2021-06-16 05:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1609307506 CLARINET mariailias349 https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1609313194 IT IS A WIND TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT ]]> 2021-06-16 05:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1609313194 LYRA mariailias349 https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1609314537 IT IS MADE OF WOOD AND IT IS A STRING INSTRUMENT]]> 2021-06-16 05:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1609314537 Name - Kokle https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614138482 Kokle - Folk instrument
Place- Latvia
(Diatonic lute-type stringed instrument played using bare hands and fingers)
We have different instruments but the main one is kokle. Moreover, it is the oldest musical instrument in the Baltics. Moreover, it is the national musical symbol of the Latvian people. 
This instrument is a frequent guest in epics, fairy tales and legends.  In Latvian legends, those people who play the kokle embody spiritual power. Kokles and kokles playing are included in the Latvian Culture Canon.]]> 2021-06-18 11:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614138482 Trīdeksnis https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614151656 Trīdeksnis (also known as trīdēkslis, trīdēksnis, strīdēkslis etc.) is a Latvian percussion instrument. It consists of a short wooden handle running through three increasing width tiers of flat horizontal discs, with small triangular metal rattles hanging off the edges of the disks. The trīdeksnis is used by shaking it like a rattle or hitting the handle against the palm, causing metal discs to jingle]]> 2021-06-18 11:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614151656 Harmonikas https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614166568 The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. 
 A harmonica is played by using the mouth (lips and tongue) to direct air into or out of one (or more) holes along a mouthpiece]]> 2021-06-18 11:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614166568 Flauta (flute) https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614170906 The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds , a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening.]]> 2021-06-18 12:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cristinabarbosa2/traditionalinstruments/wish/1614170906