Sarronca

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A sarronca.

The sarronca, zambomba, runcho or furruco [1] [2] is a traditional percussion musical instrument, more precisely a rubbed membranophone. It is typical of Portugal, Spain, where it usually accompanies villancicos, aguinaldos, and other popular songs. It is also used in traditional music in latin american countries such as Colombia or Venezuela.

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Form and use

It is composed of a stretched skin over a hollow container that serves as a resonance box (which may be a can, a jug, a wooden cylinder or similar). [3] The center of the skin is pierced by a wood stick or a reed, and the sound is obtained by moving the rod downward and upward, so that the rod rubs the stretched skin. [4] This rod may sometimes be replaced with a rope. When the rod is rubbed with both hands, the vibration produced by the rod is transmitted to the skin, creating a deep and peculiar sound.

Other meanings of the term

References

  1. Carabás, David (2007). Tus tradiciones (in Spanish). Playco Editores. ISBN   978-980-6437-72-2.
  2. Palacios, Mariantonia (2000). Noticias musicales en los cronistas de la Venezuela de los siglos XVI-XVIII (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial Humanidades. ISBN   978-980-6440-13-5.
  3. Rice, Timothy; Porter, James; Goertzen, Chris (September 25, 2017). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Europe. Routledge. ISBN   9781351544269 via Google Books.
  4. "SARRONCA". www.jose-lucio.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.