Silence+Other Sounds - Nordic Folk Strings

Silence+Other Sounds - Nordic Folk StringsNordic Folk Strings is a Kontakt library based on the Nordic traditional instrument, the Tagelharpa. It is a collaboration with singer and tagelharpa expert Alessandra Cognetta a. k. a Psamathes, who has recorded all the source material of the library. Nordic Folk Strings is a playable library featuring samples from two different tagelharpamodels (bass and standard). It features 8 Kontakt instruments based on an innovativerhythmic legato functionality

Nordic Folk Strings is a Kontakt library based on the Nordic traditional instrument, the Tagelharpa. It is a collaboration with singer and tagelharpa expert Alessandra Cognetta a.k.a Psamathes, who has recorded all the source material of the library.

Nordic Folk Strings is a playable library featuring samples from two different tagelharpa
models (bass and standard). It features 8 Kontakt instruments based on an innovative
rhythmic legato functionality which allows to create from scratch endless tonal
sequences and movements.

The tagelharpa consists in three strings mounted on a wooden body, which are played
simultaneously with a custom bow. The instruments in Nordic Folk Strings are based on
two distinct model of tagelharpa: a standard tagelharpa and a bass tagelharpa.
The bass tagelharpa features a lower and darker sound, whereas the standard sits in a higher range of the spectrumregister. Of the three strings, the first two provide a droning background whereas the third one is the soloist string, where the melody is played. The tagelharpa is a simple yet versatile instrument, however its more distinctive use is for rhythmic material, for examples tonal rhythmic backgrounds or phrases. With its peculiar timbre, the tagelharpa immediately evokes a peculiar ancient northern aesthetics. Conventionally, the first string and the third one (soloist) are tuned on the same note one octave apart, with the soloist being the higher, and the first two strings tuned 5 or 7 semitones apart. For example, A-D-A is a typical tuning of the tagelharpa.