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shamisen
Sign in to saveAlso known as samisen, sangen, shamisens, samisens, sangens
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Within Vinony's link graph, shamisen is referenced by 468 other articles, and connects out to traditional Japanese musical instrument, jōruri and Estradasphere.
It is catalogued under topics including Continuous pitch instruments, Drumhead lutes and Japanese musical instruments.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
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- topic's main category
- Category:Shamisen
- Commons category
- Shamisen
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 321.312-6
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Construction
- Variations in construction and playing method
- {{transliteration|ja|Hosozao}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Chuzao}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Futozao}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Heike shamisen}}
- Variations in {{transliteration|ja|bachi}}
- Other structural variations
- Variations in playing
- Tuning
- {{transliteration|ja|Honchoushi}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Niagari}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Sansagari}}
- Musical notation
- History and genres
- {{transliteration|ja|Shamisen}} in non-traditional genres
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
- Audio
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The , also known as or (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument . It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
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