bouzouki
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The bouzouki (, also ; ; plural. bouzoukis or bouzoukia, ) is a musical instrument popular in Greece.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Bouzouki
- Instrument.names
- Buzuki, trichordo, tetrachordo
- Instrument.image
- Bouzouki tetrachordo.jpg
- Instrument.classification
- Plucked string instrument Necked bowl lutes String instruments
- Instrument.range
- C3 – E6 (tetrachordo), D3 – E6 (trichordo)
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 321.321
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- string instrument with a pear-shaped body and a long neck, played with plectrum
- Instrument.related
- Balkan tambura Tzouras Tambouras Buzuq Baglamas Bağlama (saz) Pandura
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Construction
- History
- Three-course bouzouki (trichordo)
- Four-course bouzouki (tetrachordo)
- Five-course bouzouki (pentachordo)
- Amplification
- Related instruments
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The bouzouki (, also ; ; plural. bouzoukis or bouzoukia, ) is a musical instrument popular in Greece.
It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body and a long neck with a fretted fingerboard. It has steel strings and is played with a plectrum, producing a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but pitched lower. It is the precursor to the Irish bouzouki, an instrument derived from the Greek bouzouki that is popular in Celtic, English, and North American folk music. Instruments similar to the bouzouki (like buzuq and Balkan tambura) are also common in West Asia (Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Cyprus), Balkans and Turkey.
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