<u>Zither is an instrument very popular in Bavaria and Austria</u>. Some of the versions are especially common in the Alpine area of Austria. <u>This string instrument has a unique look with the thin and square-like body which serves as the soundbox.</u> It is played by positioning it horizontally and plucking the strings. It can have even over 50 strings.
Many of the Austrian folk songs and 19th-century music is composed for the zither. There are a few very famous Austrian musicians which are zither soloists.
