String instrument | |
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Other names | krez', krezh |
Classification | Chordophone |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 314.122-5 (Diatonic lute-type stringed instrument played using bare hands and fingers) |
Related instruments | |
Kusle, gusli, kantele |
Krez (Udmurt and Russian: крезь) is an Udmurt string instrument (chordophone) similar to the Russian gusli.[1] The mythical origin of krez is detailed in the Udmurt national epic, Dokjavyl.[2] Krez was used to accompany some shamanic ritual dances,[3] and large krez (быдӟым крезь) was used for music during the holiday of Bulda.[4]