Gunjac

The gunjac (plural: gunjci) or bajs is a violoncello-like Croatian instrument 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, Pokuplje, Upper Posavina, Moslavina, and Bilogora.^{[clarification needed]}

An international festival of bajs players is held annually in Draguć, Istria.^[1]

References

^ "Draguć | Central Istria - Tourist board". Central-istria.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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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[1] "Draguć | Central Istria - Tourist board". Central-istria.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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