What is the 'gusle' in Montenegrin tradition?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A one-stringed bowed instrument used to accompany the singing of epic poems
- Step 1: The gusle has a single string and a bow. Step 2. A singer chants epic verses while playing it, which carried history and heroic stories from generation to generation. Answer: a one-stringed bowed instrument. Why not the others: The other three options describe wind or percussion instruments, none of which accompanies epic singing in this tradition.
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