Description
Kerrika is the that has been given to the sound of the axle of the wheels of the cart. It can be considered as a rubbed idiophone.
Way of playing
When the cart is running, it sounds with the friction that occurs when turning the shaft, emitting rhythmic phrases.
History
The noise made by the cart axle has been called kerrika and karranka. It is not known whether or not it had a musical function, but Father Donostia included it in the list of sound instruments of the Basque Country (Aita Donostia, 1952, p. 294).
SOURCES
Bibliography
DONOSTIA, Aita. (1952). Instrumentos Musicales Populares Vascos. Obras Completas del P. Donostia. (Tomo II, 257-309). Bilbao: ED. La Gran Enciclopedia Vasca, 1983.
GARMENDIA LARRAÑAGA, Juan. (1976). De Etnografía vasca. (Pág. 64). Donostia: Caja de Ahorros Provincial de Guipuzcoa.
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Full sheet
- Number:
- 29
- Classification:
- Idiophones -> Scraped
- Notes:
- Kerrika, wagon axle
