QUIJONGO
QUIJONGO OF CENTRAL AMERICA in
NATIVE AMERICAN STRING INSTRUMENTS
written by Dr. D.G. Brinton see page 19
(3) (3A)
"The first is the Quijongo of Central America. This is a monochord, made by fastening a'
wooden bow with a stretched cord, over the mouth of a gourd or jar which serves as a resonator.
The bow is usually a hollow reed about five feet long, and the resonator is attached at one-third
the distance from one end. The string is then bent down and fastened to the mouth of the jar.
The notes are produced by striking the two sections of the string with a light stick, and at the same
time the opening of the jar is more or less closed by the palm of the hand, thus producing a variety
in the notes.
I have given a cut of this instrument in the introduction to the Comedy Ballet of Guegueace,
p,xx^i -(Philadelphia, "1883). Professor).
F. Ferraz, in his work, Nahuatlismos de Costa Rica, p. 106,
says the name is from the Nahuatl or Aztec language, but its exact derivation is unknown.
which is interesting specifically because the word is purported to be a Nahuatl word which led to this this stringed instrument from Costa Rica, which looks very much like the instrument BERIMBAU,
from Brazil, except that it is played rather differently.
SEE YOUTUBE BELOW
QUIJONGO GAUNACASTECO
played by
Euliano Guadamuz Guadamuz 1 of 2
NATIVE AMERICAN STRING INSTRUMENTS
written by Dr. D.G. Brinton see page 19
(3) (3A)
"The first is the Quijongo of Central America. This is a monochord, made by fastening a'
wooden bow with a stretched cord, over the mouth of a gourd or jar which serves as a resonator.
The bow is usually a hollow reed about five feet long, and the resonator is attached at one-third
the distance from one end. The string is then bent down and fastened to the mouth of the jar.
The notes are produced by striking the two sections of the string with a light stick, and at the same
time the opening of the jar is more or less closed by the palm of the hand, thus producing a variety
in the notes.
I have given a cut of this instrument in the introduction to the Comedy Ballet of Guegueace,
p,xx^i -(Philadelphia, "1883). Professor).
F. Ferraz, in his work, Nahuatlismos de Costa Rica, p. 106,
says the name is from the Nahuatl or Aztec language, but its exact derivation is unknown.
which is interesting specifically because the word is purported to be a Nahuatl word which led to this this stringed instrument from Costa Rica, which looks very much like the instrument BERIMBAU,
from Brazil, except that it is played rather differently.
SEE YOUTUBE BELOW
QUIJONGO GAUNACASTECO
played by
Euliano Guadamuz Guadamuz 1 of 2
Did stringed instruments exist in ancient Mexico?
Robert Murrell Stevenson, cites Charles L. Boiles work (1932 - 1984)
Boiles cites 14 native language dictionaries with a definition for "string instruments"
which were published in Mexico.
(see page 23) of Music in Aztec and Inca Territory (2)
(Unfortunately he does not specify which indigenous dictionaries these appear in)
Is it possible that such an instrument existed and we have yet to find a record?
We have to remember that even though images have not been found in the Codices that we can still investigate murals, pottery and sculptures and new discoveries continue daily.
MORE LINKS TO CHECK OUT
(1)
MUSIC IN MEXICO - A HISTORICAL SURVEY
written by Robert Murrell Stevenson
http://books.google.com/books/about/Music_in_Mexico.html?id=VDwuAAAAMAAJ
(2)
MUSIC IN INCA AND AZTEC TERRITORY
written by Robert Murrell Stevenson
http://books.google.com/books?id=VGLT-pJDxcYC&q=Charles+L.+Boiles#v=snippet&q=Charles%20L.%20Boiles%20dictionaries&f=false
(3)
NATIVE AMERICAN STRING INSTRUMENTS
written by Dr. Daniel G. Brinton
see page 19
http://books.google.com/books?id=3ZQLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA19&dq=NATIVE+AMERICAN+STRING+INSTRUMENTS+Daniel+G.+Brinton+American+Antiquarian&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oTy5UYLEMM7qiQL024GgAQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=NATIVE%20AMERICAN%20STRING%20INSTRUMENTS%20Daniel%20G.%20Brinton%20American%20Antiquarian&f=false
or
http://archive.org/details/nativeamerinstru00brinrich
and
3A MUSIC IN AZTEC AND INCA TERRITORY page 23
Robert Murrell Stevenson, cites Charles L. Boiles work (1932 - 1984)
Boiles cites 14 native language dictionaries with a definition for "string instruments"
which were published in Mexico.
(see page 23) of Music in Aztec and Inca Territory (2)
(Unfortunately he does not specify which indigenous dictionaries these appear in)
Is it possible that such an instrument existed and we have yet to find a record?
We have to remember that even though images have not been found in the Codices that we can still investigate murals, pottery and sculptures and new discoveries continue daily.
MORE LINKS TO CHECK OUT
(1)
MUSIC IN MEXICO - A HISTORICAL SURVEY
written by Robert Murrell Stevenson
http://books.google.com/books/about/Music_in_Mexico.html?id=VDwuAAAAMAAJ
(2)
MUSIC IN INCA AND AZTEC TERRITORY
written by Robert Murrell Stevenson
http://books.google.com/books?id=VGLT-pJDxcYC&q=Charles+L.+Boiles#v=snippet&q=Charles%20L.%20Boiles%20dictionaries&f=false
(3)
NATIVE AMERICAN STRING INSTRUMENTS
written by Dr. Daniel G. Brinton
see page 19
http://books.google.com/books?id=3ZQLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA19&dq=NATIVE+AMERICAN+STRING+INSTRUMENTS+Daniel+G.+Brinton+American+Antiquarian&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oTy5UYLEMM7qiQL024GgAQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=NATIVE%20AMERICAN%20STRING%20INSTRUMENTS%20Daniel%20G.%20Brinton%20American%20Antiquarian&f=false
or
http://archive.org/details/nativeamerinstru00brinrich
and
3A MUSIC IN AZTEC AND INCA TERRITORY page 23