Cistra: incazelo insimbi, ukwakheka, ukusetshenziswa emculweni

I-Cistra iyinsimbi yomculo yasendulo enezintambo zensimbi, ebhekwa njengokhokho oqondile wesiginci. Iyafana ngokuma ne-mandolin yesimanje futhi inezintambo ezibhanqiwe ezi-5 kuya kweziyi-12. Ibanga ku-fretboard yalo phakathi kwama-frets aseduze lihlala liyi-semitone.

I-Cistra yayisetshenziswa kabanzi emazweni aseNtshonalanga Yurophu: e-Italy, eFrance, eNgilandi. Leli thuluzi eliqotshiwe lalithandwa kakhulu emigwaqweni yamadolobha enkathi ephakathi ekhulwini le-16-18. Namuhla isengatholakala eSpain.

Umzimba womgodi ufana “nethonsi”. Ekuqaleni, yenziwe ngokhuni olulodwa, kodwa kamuva izingcweti zaqaphela ukuthi kuba lula futhi kulula ukuyisebenzisa uma zenziwe ngezinto eziningana ezihlukene. Kwakukhona amathangi anobukhulu obuhlukene nemisindo - i-tenor, i-bass nezinye.

Lena insimbi yohlobo lwe-lute, kodwa ngokungafani ne-lute, ishibhile, incane futhi kulula ukuyifunda, ngakho-ke yayivame ukusetshenziswa hhayi abaculi abaqeqeshiwe, kodwa nabayizimfundamakhwela. Izintambo zayo zazithathwa nge-plectrum noma ngeminwe, futhi umsindo "wawulula" kunowomculo we-lute, owawune-timbre "enamanzi" akhanyayo, ofaneleka kangcono ukudlala umculo onzima.

Ku-cistra, akubhalwanga amaphuzu aphelele, kodwa i-tablet. Iqoqo lokuqala lezingcezu ze-cistra elaziwa thina lahlanganiswa nguPaolo Virchi ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-16. Ayehlukaniswa ngokucebile kwe-polyphony kanye nokunyakaza kwe-virtuoso melodic.