it only had two bass keys and nine melody keys and was also an inexpensive instrument. The term “Ländlermusik” or Swiss folk music and its association with the “Schwyzerörgeli” are ...

Content: -The Samedan Lute Manuscript from 1563 is a document of swiss musical ... tradition of Engadine folk music. - The von Salis Manuscript for Bowed String Instruments from 1681.