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	Hardingfele (Hardanger Fiddles) at the National Music Museum
		NMM 5064. Hardingfele by Knut Nilsen Øvretveit, Lindås, Nordhordland, Norway, 1898.
		NMM 5065. Hardingfele by Endré Endresen Sandland, Brunkeberg øvre Telemarken, Norway, 1901.
		NMM 4342. Hardingfele by Olav Lomundal, Hoston Orkdal, Norway, 1966.
	www.usd.edu /smm/Hardingfele.html (210 words)

	Hardingfele - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		A Hardanger fiddle or hardingfele (Norwegian) is a stringed instrument very similar to a violin, but different enough that a luthier accustomed to repairing violins who works on a hardingfele is likely to ruin it.
		The 'A' on the hardingfele corresponds to B flat or higher on a standard piano.
		The Hardingfele is found on the west part of Norway, whereas the ordinary violin (called 'vanlig fele' or 'common fiddle') is found in the east.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/h/a/r/Hardingfele.html (651 words)

	Two Fiddle Traditions
		Naturally the hardingfele has inspired the greatest interest, giving to both the instrument and its music a status as a national symbol almost on a par with that of the stave churches and Viking ships.
		It is important, therefore, to remember that the hardingfele is a variant of the violin and must be the younger of the two in Norway.
		For folk music use, there may have been as many violins made in Norway as hardingfeler, and with as many degrees of amateurism or expertise in their construction as are found with the latter.
	www.hf.uio.no /imv/om-instituttet/nfs/felenett/traditio/thenorma/thefiddl/twofiddl.html (988 words)

	Hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle)
		Another theory holds that the hardingfele is a further development of the medieval bowed instruments fidla and gigja.
		The hardingfele is characteristically decorated with mother of pearl inlay and pen and ink acanthus designs on the top, sides and bottom.
		Traditionally the hardingfele is a solo instrument used for dance playing, listening tunes and song melodies, but recently it has become more common to use hardingfele in ensembles.
	www.folkogdans.no /278372 (274 words)

	Hardingfele Information
		A Hardanger fiddle or hardingfele (Norwegian) is a traditional stringed instrument from Norway.
		The 'A' on the hardingfele corresponds to B flat or higher on a standard piano.
		The Hardingfele is used mainly in the south west part of Norway, whereas the ordinary violin (called 'flatfele' - 'flat fiddle' or 'vanlig fele' - 'common fiddle') is found elsewhere.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Hardingfele (781 words)

	MTMW - Concert
		The hardingfele, or Harding fiddle, is an indigenous Norwegian folk instrument, used primarily to accompany a group of regional folk dances known as bygdedans.
		Similar to a violin, the most striking visual characteristics of the hardingfele are the ornate designs of inked flower patterns and inlaid mother-of-pearl, along with a carved dragon's head on the top.
		While the hardingfele has four bowed strings like a classical violin, there are an additional five sympathetic strings which vibrate underneath.
	www.wmich.edu /mus-theo/mtmw_con.html (965 words)

	Hardingfele information - Search.com
		The 'A' on the hardingfele corresponds to B flat or higher on a standard piano.
		The notes given above for tunings are therefore relative to the A on the Hardingfele, not to A equal to 440 hertz.
		The Hardingfele is used mainly in the south west part of Norway, whereas the ordinary violin (called 'vanlig fele' or 'common fiddle') is found elsewhere.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Hardingfele (815 words)

	Hardingfele - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hardingfele is used mainly in the south west part of Norway, whereas the ordinary violin (called 'flatfele' - 'flat fiddle' or 'vanlig fele' - 'common fiddle') is found elsewhere.
		The notes given below for tunings are therefore relative to the A on the Hardingfele, not to A equal to 440 hertz.
		The Hardanger fiddle was used in the soundtracks of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King composed by Howard Shore, to provide the main voice for the Rohan theme.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hardangerfele (1114 words)

	Knut Buen
		The Hardanger Fiddle, or Hardingfele, a member of the violin family, is considered the national instrument of Norway.
		The peg head is usually a lion's head or dragon head with an ornate crown.
		The Hardingfele's rich, distinctive sound is aided by a second set of strings; thus eight are used in all.
	www.mustrad.org.uk /reviews/buen.htm (660 words)

	HFAA -- Hardanger Fiddle
		Hardingfele by Olav Lomundal, Hoston Orkdal, Norway, 1966.
		Stories abound of the prowess of particular fiddlers or dancers, of the connection of fiddling with the supernatural, and of the joys and sorrows of everyday life, all connected with the music of the Hardanger fiddle in a living web.
		Hardingfeler can be played for gammaldans (waltz, reinlender/schottis, pols, etc.), but are most associated with Norwegian bygdedans (regional dances) such as springar and gangar.
	www.hfaa.org /hardanger_fiddle.html (412 words)

	Scandinavian fiddle
		The wild landscape of air, rock, forest and water is reflected with crystal clarity in the bleak majesty of the music, and tales abound of the supernatural link between the fiddler and the twilight world of devils, sprites and trolls.
		The hardingfele is often tuned rather higher than standard pitch to accentuate the bright ringing effect.
		Probably the greatest hardingfele player Norway has known was Myllargurtan ("Miller's Boy", who from 1830 to 1850 dedicated his life to travelling the country learning and exchanging tunes, embroidering and personalising them in a remarkable way, and bringing the instrument for the first time to the concert hall.
	www.fiddlingaround.co.uk /scandinavia/index.html (1300 words)

	FolkFire Articles Archive, v5,n6
		Loretta’s instrument the hardingfele (in English, the "Hardanger fiddle") is the national instrument of Norway.
		Hardingfeler can be played for gammaldans (the waltz, rheinlander/schottis, pol, etc), but are most associated with Norwegian bygdedans (regional dances) such as springar and ganger.
		Now there is a hardingfele revival here in America, not only among the descendants of the emigrants, but also among others who have discovered the music and dance.
	www.folkfire.org /v5n6.htm (1493 words)

	ipedia.com: Hardingfele Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Hardanger fiddle or hardingfele is a stringed instrument very similar to a violin, but different enough that a luthier accustomed to repairing violins who works on a hardangerfele is likely to ruin...
		There is no standard tuning for the hardingfele, and there are up to 20 ways to tune it, largely depending on the region in which the instrument is being played or the requirements of a particular tune.
		The earliest example of the hardingfele is from 1651, made by Jonsen Jaasted in Hardanger, Norway.
	www.ipedia.com /hardingfele.html (209 words)

	NRK - Programoversikt
		- Å vinne Landskappleiken på hardingfele er det flotteste man kan oppnå som spillemann i dag, mener Ottar.
		Nå går han i lære ved Ole Bull Akademiet på Voss for å lære å bygge hardingfeler, et yrke som er så sjeldent at utdanningen ikke er godkjent av Lånekassen.
		Han både gleder og gruer seg til konkurransen, og kanskje kommer han til å bruke en hardingfele han selv har lagd.
	www.nrk.no /kanal/programoversikt/?p_otr_prog_id=NDTT45000006&p_otr_sendedato=20061113&p_otr_anntid=19.55&p_otr_kanal=NRK1&p_knapp=Omtale&p_artikkel_id=0 (315 words)

	Wulffenstejn Hardanger Fiddle and Mandolin Works (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The hardingfele, or hardanger fiddle, is a member of the violin family.
		The hardanger fiddle is a symbol of Norway and Norwegian culture and is considered a national instrument of Norway.
		Traditional music forms written specifically for the Hardingfele include music such as springar, waltz, halling, mazurka, pols, wedding marches, and more.
	www.hardingfele.com /about.shtml (175 words)

	Getting to Carnegie
		She first encountered a hardingfele as a youngster in California, where she lived near a large community of Norwegians.
		Her hardingfele, which she describes as having a mellow, almost viola-like tone, is made from thickly lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay, a scrolled animal head and nine strings.
		The hardingfele comes from a region in western Norway near a fjord called Hardanger, where it was invented in the mid-17th century.
	www.kbentley.com /gettingtocarnegie.htm (919 words)

	Up the Downstair: Hardanger Fiddle Concert Next Month
		His father and an aunt were also fiddlers, and it is in a large part due to the aunt’s influence that Hauk began to play hardingfele when he was 13-14 years old.
		The Hardanger fiddle (in Norwegian, hardingfele) is often called the national instrument of Norway.
		A typical hardingfele is beautifully decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay and fl pen-and-ink drawings, called rosing.
	www.upthedownstair.net /2006/06/hardanger-fiddle-concert-next-month.html (487 words)

	abstract 4-6
		The suite is an arrangement of hardingfele (harding fiddle) tunes from Telemark which have been part of an aural tradition transmitted from fiddler to fiddler for many generations.
		This project was not initiated by Grieg, but rather resulted from the persistent efforts of Knut Dahle, a hardingfele player, who wrote to Grieg over a span of ten years to enlist the aid of "the land's greatest musician" in transcribing and preserving these folk melodies.
		Although considered by Grieg to be written down "in a manner reliable even for research-work," the transcriptions represent a rather crude translation of the idiomatic pitch systems, rhythms, ornamentation, and metric structure of the folk into a Western art music style.
	www.utoronto.ca /conf2000/abs4-6.html (1026 words)

	Rio Yamase Profile
		In 2003 Ms Yamase began to perform on the traditional Norwegian 'Hardingfele' at her concerts in Japan.
		Much interest and fascination was generated by these performances and she was subsequently asked to appear as 'Hardingfele-nist' on Japan's NHK (BS2) television music show.
		She also received invitations to perform recitals and lectures with the 'Hardingfele' hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo and the Scandinavian airline SAS.
	www.rioyamase.com /english/index.html (677 words)

	Music for Dancing
		Although eight-measure phrases are common in Swedish tunes, Norwegian Hardingfele music is often built around an older phrasing, in which two-measure units are strung together in a series of themes and variations.
		The hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle) contains additional sympathetic strings which are not bowed but resonate with the bowed strings.
		The fiddles developed in isolated parts of Norway and are integral to several types of Norwegian dance, such as the Springars (running step dances) and Gangars (walking step dances) from the interior valleys of the country.
	www.folkdance.com /scandi/music.htm (552 words)

	JS Online: Restringing a tradition
		Ron Poast was just an appreciative listener on July 22, but he is a key figure in the American renaissance of the hardingfele, as the instrument is called in Norwegian.
		The hardingfele is lighter than a violin and the action is lower.
		Poast had called her the day before with news that her hardingfele was done.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=159205&format=print (2321 words)

	Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle
		The Hardingfele, or Hardanger Fiddle, is a special member of the violin family and is considered the national instrument of Norway.
		As mentioned before the Hardingfele is more intricately ornamented than most violins; commonly the peg head, instead of the violin scroll, has a carved lion's head or dragon head.
		Music for the Hardingfele is traditional and includes forms such as springar, waltz, halling, mazurka, pols, wedding marches, and more.
	larkinthemorning.com /article.asp_Q_AI_E_22 (353 words)

	Mindsigh » Blog Archive » Hardanger fiddle (hardingfele)
		There are some sites with recordings of hardanger fiddles - one of my favourites is this one: Hardingkvartetten - the hardingfele quartet which has some mp3 downloads of hardanger music.
		Urban legend has it that the hardingfele (named after the Norwegian town of Hardanger - already famous for its distinctive white-work embroidery) was invented by a Norwegian schoolteacher from that town.
		Whoever invented it, there is some debate about the dating of the oldest known hardingfele - the “Jaastad” fiddle (allegedly 1651) with subsequent hardingfeles known only from the mid-1700s.
	lostbiro.com /blog/?p=44 (330 words)

	CD Baby: LORETTA KELLEY: AmerikaSpel
		The leading American-born player of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle (hardingfele), an ornately decorated fiddle with sympathetic strings and a 300-year tradition, presents a driving mix of springar and gangar tunes with a strong beat, perfect for dancing.
		Although the hardingfele reaches its highest levels of artistic achievement as a solo instrument, it has become popular in this century for fiddlers to use accompaniment.
		AmerikaSpel is dedicated to all the Norwegian hardingfele masters who have given their time and talents to teaching Americans, both here and in Norway.
	cdbaby.com /cd/lorettakelley (919 words)

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