What type of music does Albania have?

Albanian folk music
Diverse Albanian folk music includes monophonic and polyphonic styles, responses, choral, instrumental and vocal music. Each region has a unique musical tradition that reflects its history, language and culture.

Which instrument requires the player to sit and hold the instrument between her his knees while bowing or plucking?

Cello players hold the instrument between their knees while seated. For the double bass the player stands or rests on a high stool. As is done with every other necked stringed instrument, the player’s left hand fingers the instrument, the bow being held in the right.

What kind of music do they listen to in Albania?

Albanian Folk music Albanian folk music includes northern Gheg traditions and southern Labs and Tosks. Albanian folk songs comprise heroic epics, lullabies, love songs, wedding music, work songs and other kinds of songs. Epic songs in northern Albania include këngë trimash (songs of bravery), këngë kreshnikësh, ballads and maje krahi (cries).

How many strings does a Albanian instrument have?

Albanian traditional musical instruments – strings The most widespread string instruments are the ‘çiftelia’, a stringed ‘bakllamaja’ (3 strings), ‘sharkija’ (4, 6, 8, strings) ‘sazeja’ (10 strings) ‘çyri’ and ‘jongari’ which have been almost abandoned now.

What are the uses of the Albanian ‘vronja’?

It is used in the southwestern part of Albania by farmers, shepherds, guardians of vineyards, millers, fishermen and others as a signalling device. Whereas the Albanian settlers in Calabria (Italy) use the ‘vronja’, made of a dried pumpkin, as a means of sounding an alarm.

What are the musical instruments of the peasants?

The most popular and the dearest aerophonic instrument of our peasants is the ‘fyelli’ (the flute) which is made in shapes, sizes and names different for each district. The key of this instrument depends on the number of holes and is blown either inclined at the lips or fixed on the tooth.