bandurria
Sign in to saveThe bandurria is a plucked chordophone from Spain, similar to the mandolin and bandola, primarily used in Spanish folk music, but also found in former Spanish colonies.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Bandurria
- Instrument.image
- Original bandurria.jpg
- Instrument.background
- string
- Instrument.classification
- Plucked chordophone
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 321.321 and 321.322
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Necked bowl lute for roundback, necked box lute for flatback
- Instrument.range
- 165px|center
- Instrument.related
- Bandola, laúd, mandolin, octavina
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Instrument development
- Variations and uses in different parts of the world
- Spain
- Philippines
- South America
- United Kingdom
- Notable players and music
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
The bandurria is a plucked chordophone from Spain, similar to the mandolin and bandola, primarily used in Spanish folk music, but also found in former Spanish colonies.
==Instrument development== Prior to the 18th century, the bandurria had a round back, similar or related to the mandore. It had become a flat-backed instrument by the 18th century, with five double courses of strings, tuned in fourths. The original bandurrias of the Medieval period had three strings. During the Renaissance they gained a fourth string. During the Baroque period the bandurria had 10 strings (5 pairs).
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