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mvet (harp zithers, chordophones, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Harp zithers of western central Africa, made of a stalk of raffia palm from the surface of which from three to five strings are detached and supported above the string bearer by a central, vertical, notched bridge; from one to six gourd resonators are attached to the back of the string bearer. They are played by plucking.
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| Terms: |
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| mvet (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| mvet (Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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| mvet (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| 姆韋特琴 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| mǔ wéi tè qín (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| mu wei te qin (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| mu wei t'e ch'in (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| mvets (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| Mvet (C,V,German-P,D,U)
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| Mver (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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| Mverk (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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| Mvêt (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TT |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Sound Devices (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ sound devices (equipment) (G) |
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................ <sound devices by acoustical characteristics> (G) |
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.................... chordophones (G) |
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........................ harp zithers (G) |
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............................ mvet (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 指中非西部的一種齊特琴，由酒椰棕櫚的莖製成，具三到五根琴弦，琴弦與琴面分離，位在琴弦支撐物正上方，由位居中間且具刻痕的垂直琴橋支撐。一至六個葫蘆製共鳴箱於琴弦支撐物後方，以撥弦的方式演奏。 |
| Dutch ..... Harpciters met 3-5 snaren losgemaakt uit het oppervlak van een raffiapalmstengel, boven de snarenhouder ondersteund door een centrale, verticale, ingekerfde kam; 1-6 klankbodems van kalebas aan de achterkant van de snarenhouder; bespeeld door er op te tokkelen; West Centraal-Afrika. |
| German ..... Harfenzither des westlichen Zentralafrika, hergestellt aus einem Stängel der Raphia-Palme, aus deren Epidermis zwischen drei und fünf Saiten herausgetrennt sind, die über dem Saitenträger von einem mittigen, vertikalen, gekerbten Steg gestützt werden; an der Rückseite des Saitenträgers sind zwischen einem und sechs Kalebassen als Resonatoren angebracht. Die Mvet wird gezupft. |
| Spanish ..... Arpas cítaras del centro de Africa Occidental, hechas de un tallo de palmera de rafia desde cuya superficie se separan de tres a cinco cuerdas que se sujetan encima del portador de cuerdas mediante un puente vertical central, con muescas; de uno a seis resonadores de calabaza se fijan detrás del portador de cuerdas. Estos instrumentos se tocan punteándolos. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[CDBP-SNPC Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Algemene muziekencyclopedie (1961) |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate comment -- AFRART -- 2/13/99; make descriptor "mvet", don't pluralize by adding "s". |
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Kebede, Roots of Black Music (1982) IND |
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Marcuse, Musical Instruments Dictionary (1975) definition source |
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Nketia, Music of Africa (1974) IND |
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Sadie, New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (1984) illustration, Vol. 2, 733, definition source |
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TAA database (2000-) |
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