zither zi dher n a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers Usage(s) He began seriously to study the zither, laid a good musical foundation. Bowlegged Charlie Grimm (Cubs) paints por- traits, plays a $450 banjo, also the zither the xylophone. For most of British history, Englishmen have been able to take zither musicor leave it to the Tyrolese. Synonym(s) cither zithern
News & Articles zither WEB EXTRA: Listening Posts: Denis Azabagic, the music of Vaughan Williams, Duo Renard and the Marty Ehrlich Large ... Out of Africa and Around the World, performed by Denis Azabagic, guitar (Cedille Records). Every culture has stringed instruments that are cousin to the guitar: the balalaika, say, or the zither. Nov. 10, 2013 - The Buffalo News