Gusle: Difference between revisions

In Croatia, gusle was present in the 16th century.<ref>"[https://www.grude-online.info/srbi-prisvojili-pjevanje-uz-gusle-uzbuna-u-hrvatskoj-bih-crnoj-gori-i-albaniji/ Srbi prisvojili pjevanje uz gusle, uzbuna u Hrvatskoj, BiH, Crnoj Gori i Albaniji]". grude-online.info.  20 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.</ref><ref>Mladen Vuković. "[https://www.imotska-krajina.hr/gusle-moje-sve-manje-poje/ Gusle moje sve manje poje]". imotska-krajina.hr. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.</ref> Gusle originates in Dalmatia and the coastal areas of the Dinaric region. It is thought to have been either brought by South Slavs during migration or given to Slavs by Illyrians.<ref>"[https://tradicionalniinstrumenti.blogspot.com/2015/07/gusle.html gusle]". ''tradicionalniinstrumenti.blogspot.com''. July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2024.</ref> Aside from the Dalmatian double-stringed guslars, Croatia has the "Dubrovnik style" of gusle; a gusle with a low and longer string. Guslars from Konavle, a place situated in a Dalmatian sub-region within the Dubrovnik county had long, improvised performances similar to Bosnian guslars. These guslars would also incorporate facial expressions and gestures for immersion purposes. Much like Serbia, Croatia has and valued blind guslars.<ref name=":2" /> Unfortunately it is an art that is dying out due to political and ideological reasons,<ref name=":0" /> with most of the Croat Guslar population concentrated abroad within Hercegovina and other styles, namely Tamburica and Klapa taking its place.