kemenche
Sign in to savethumb|right|100px|Kemençe of the Black Sea thumb|right|100px|Classical kemençe Kemenche (; ) or kamancha (; ) is a name used for various types of stringed bowed musical instruments originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly in Greece, Armenia, Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. and regions adjacent to the Black Sea. These instruments are folk instruments, generally having three strings and played held upright with their tail on the knee of the musician. The name Kemenche derives from the Persian Kamancheh, meaning a "small bow".
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thumb|right|100px|Kemençe of the Black Sea thumb|right|100px|Classical kemençe Kemenche (; ) or kamancha (; ) is a name used for various types of stringed bowed musical instruments originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly in Greece, Armenia, Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. and regions adjacent to the Black Sea. These instruments are folk instruments, generally having three strings and played held upright with their tail on the knee of the musician. The name Kemenche derives from the Persian Kamancheh, meaning a "small bow".
==Variations== The Kemençe of the Black Sea (), also known as Pontic kemenche or Pontic lyra (), is a box-shaped lute (Hornbostel-Sachs| in the Hornbostel-Sachs system), while the classical kemençe ( or Armudî kemençe, ) is a bowl-shaped lute (Hornbostel-Sachs|).