{"id":8937,"date":"2023-12-21T21:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musical-instruments\/plucked-instruments\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:39:33","slug":"plucked-instruments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/plucked-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Plucked instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8937\" class=\"elementor elementor-8937 elementor-3804\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2bba0f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c2bba0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dfa38c\" data-id=\"5dfa38c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1bfc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a1bfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plucked instruments<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e16ba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e16ba6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132c737\" data-id=\"132c737\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee46e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ee46e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8834f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec8834f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54fea5 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"d54fea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;far fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-regular&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\\&quot; 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There are two main categories of plucked instruments, which differ in the way they produce sound.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b8066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8b8066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The first group<\/strong> includes instruments such as <a title=\"Guitar\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/guitar\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>guitar<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>lute, <a title=\"Mandolin\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/mandoline\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>mandolin<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>banjo and balalaika. Here the pitch is produced by shortening the strings with the fingers, with or without a fingerboard.<\/p><p><strong>In the second group<\/strong>, which includes zithers, <a title=\"Harp\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/harp\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>harps<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> and lyres, there must be at least one string for each note which is not shortened with the fingers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ded06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9ded06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main difference between plucked and <strong>stringed instruments<\/strong> lies in the way the strings are made to vibrate. On plucked instruments, this is done by plucking the strings with your fingers or a pick. String instruments, on the other hand, produce sounds by bowing the strings, as with the <a title=\"Violin\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/violin-violin\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>violin<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>, <a title=\"Viola\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/viola-viola\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>viola<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>, <a title=\"Violoncello\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/violoncello-cello\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>violoncello<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> and <a title=\"Double bass\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/double-bass\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>double bass<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745dc7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745dc7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The distinction between plucked and keyboard <a title=\"Keyboard instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/keyboard-instruments\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>keyboard instruments<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> is particularly important in the orchestra. Although the second group includes unabridged strings, plucked pianos such as harpsichord, virginal and spinet are also included. <a title=\"Spinet\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/spinet\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>spinet<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> are also included. These keyboard instruments are characterized by the fact that the strings are plucked indirectly via a keyboard and a lever mechanism. Interestingly, the classification as a plucked instrument in the <a title=\"Hornbostel-Sachs system\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/hornbostel-sachs-system\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>Hornbostel-Sachs classification<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> is not a decisive classification criterion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04d84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e04d84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcb6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bcb6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of plucked instruments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e290a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e290a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history of plucked instruments spans thousands of years and bears witness to a fascinating development of cultural forms of expression. The first forms of plucked instruments in the form of musical bows, where the strings were attached to the ends of a bow, emerged as early as the Paleolithic Age. These stick zithers, which were made from plant fibers, hair, silk or animal sinew, developed into a variety of plucked instruments that shaped the musical landscape of the most diverse cultures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fd2e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6fd2e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mesopotamians in the 4th millennium BC used the lyre as the Sumerian national instrument, which was later developed into the hand lyre. In the 3rd millennium BC, Egypt was familiar with the large bowed harp, while in Palestine the kinnor, a tragleier, was often used to accompany singing in the temple. In India, it was the vina bow harps that were used in the Vedic period right up to the 1. Zithers were played in the 2nd millennium BC, including the guqin and the pipa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79874dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79874dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Greece in the 5th century BC produced a variety of plucked instruments, including the phorminx, the kithara, the lyre and the barbitone. In the Roman Empire, the lute, lyre, kithara and harp played a role in accompanying solo singing. In the Middle Ages, plucked instruments were increasingly used by trobadors and minstrels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14127fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14127fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The multifaceted history of plucked instruments reflects not only technical progress, but also the cultural richness and diversity of artistic expression worldwide. From the musical bows of the Palaeolithic Age to the ornate zithers and harps of bygone eras, plucked instruments bear witness to the diversity and creativity of human musical development over the course of time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d98b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d98b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plucked instruments are often used to accompany songs, especially in the context of singer-songwriters, who often use a guitar to accompany their songs. The guitar also plays an important role in popular music and jazz, with the electric guitar and electric bass playing a particularly prominent role alongside the acoustic guitar. There are also various forms of plucked string orchestras in Europe and Australia, balalaika orchestras in Eastern Europe and bluegrass orchestras in North America. Plucked instruments are also used in symphony orchestras and opera. In addition to the concert harp and the harpsichord, the mandolin and the concert guitar are also occasionally used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a721b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a721b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another notable use of plucked instruments is in flamenco music, in which the acoustic guitar plays a leading role. The lively sounds of the guitar shape the characteristic sound of this musical genre. In various musical contexts, from solo performances to large-scale orchestrations, plucked instruments contribute to a diverse and rich soundscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8006896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8006896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3e865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec3e865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tone or sound production with plucked instruments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2a0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d2a0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sound of a plucked string instrument is produced by striking the strings. The strings are vibrated directly, usually with the fingertips or a plectrum. In terms of tone production, there are two basic types of plucked instruments:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a77c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a77c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shortening the strings with your finger (with or without a fingerboard):<\/strong> On instruments such as the guitar, lute, mandolin, banjo and balalaika, the pitch is produced by shortening the strings with the fingers. It is played on a fingerboard that can be fretted to bring the strings to the desired pitch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032230f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"032230f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Unshortened strings:<\/strong> For zithers, harps and lyres, there must be at least one string for each attainable note that is not shortened with the finger. Here the strings are struck or plucked without shortening them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f893f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f893f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are also plucked pianos such as the harpsichord, virginal and spinet, where the strings are plucked indirectly via a keyboard and a lever mechanism. Overall, plucked instruments produce a wide range of sounds based on the principle of vibrating strings to produce tones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2423009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2423009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60360a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f60360a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of plucked instruments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52646a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52646a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Chord zither<\/li><li>Balalaika<\/li><li>Banjo<\/li><li>Berimbao<\/li><li>Bouzouki<\/li><li>Harpsichord<\/li><li>Charango<\/li><li>Domra<\/li><li>Electric bass<\/li><li>Electric guitar<\/li><li><a title=\"Guitar\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/guitar\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Guitar<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Guitar lute<\/li><li>Guitarlele<\/li><li>Guzheng<\/li><li><a title=\"Harp\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/harp\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Harp<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Celtic harp<\/li><li>Cissar<\/li><li>Sound chair<\/li><li>Body tambourine<\/li><li>Concert harp<\/li><li>Koto<\/li><li>Lute<\/li><li>Mandola<\/li><li><a title=\"Mandolin\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/mandoline\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mandolin<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Oud<\/li><li>Saz<\/li><li>Sitar<\/li><li><a title=\"Spinet\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/spinet\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Spinet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Theorbo<\/li><li>Ukulele<\/li><li>Virginal<\/li><li>Zither<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37a8eb9\" data-id=\"37a8eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ac55b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ac55b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Plucked string instruments are a diverse group of stringed instruments in which the strings are made to vibrate directly by plucking or striking them with the fingertips or a plectrum. There are two main categories of plucked instruments, which differ in the way they produce sound. 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