Thedrejelire is a string instrument with a keyboard,[1] specifically, a type ofhurdy-gurdy that uses a rosined wheel to create sound.
The drejelire is made of wood. There is acrank at the bottom, which must be moved continuously to produce sounds, and key-like buttons on the side, which the player must press to obtain a correct pitch.
While in Sweden the hurdy-gurdy occupies the rank of a national instrument, like thekantele among the Finns, the Swedish country-population has not adopted either of these instruments, but has instead chosen the violin.
Mette Muller's initial essay on the folk musical instruments of Denmark and Scandinavia ("Folk - Folkelig - Folkelige musikinstrumenter i Danmark") circles around the central question of why Denmark did not develop a uniquely national instrument in the same way as Norway (hardingfele andlangeleik), Finland (kantele), and Sweden (nyckelharpa anddrejelire).
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