The gunjac or bajs is a violincello like Croatian

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 instrument

Musical instrument

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 but with only two strings. Gunjac instrumentalists are called bajsisti. It is a double bass string instrument played with a bow.

The gunjac is commonly found in melodic groupings (tunes) associated with North-Western and Central Croatia including the regions of Zagreb, Žumberak, Pokpije, Upper Posavina, Mosavina, and Biolgoro.

External links

• Prof. Dr. Darko Zubrinic, 09/1/2007. "Istarski gunjci, musicological book by Vladimir Pernić" [Istrian gunjci], Croatia.org.
• Darko Zubrinic, Zagreb (1995). "Croatian Pop and Folk Music", CroatianHistory.net.

Stanislav Tuksar and Grozdana Marošević. "Croatia." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 27 Sep. 2011 .

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