Saltatio Mortis
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Saltatio Mortis is a German medieval metal group from Karlsruhe, formed in 2000. The Latin name means "dance of death". It is an allusion to the Danse Macabre, and a motto of the band is: "He who danc
Saltatio Mortis in 2025
Luzi das L at Rockharz Open Air 2016
Alea der Bescheidene at Rockharz Open Air 2019
Bruder Frank at Rockharz 2019
Hurdy-gurdy
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The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that produces sound by means of a hand-cranked rosined wheel that rubs against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played o
Saltatio Mortis
…Alea der Bescheidene - vocals, bagpipes, didgeridoo, guitar, Irish bouzouki, shawms Falk Irmenfried von Hasen-Mümmelstein - bagpipes, vocals, hurdy-gurdy, shawms El Silbador (since 2006) - bagpipes, shawms, smallpipes, uilleann pipes and other pipes…
Louvet Drehleier
Ancient kings playing an organistrum at the Pórtico de la Gloria in the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Hurdy-gurdy player in Saint-Jean-des-Ollières, Puy-de-Dôme (France)
Detail of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, showing the first known depiction of a buzzing bridge on a hurdy-gurdy