tambura
Also known as tamboura, taanpura, tanipurani
The tanpura (; also referred to as tambura, tanpuri, tamboura, or tanpoura) is a long-necked, plucked, four-stringed instrument originating in the Indian subcontinent, found in various forms in Indian music. Visually, the tanpura resembles a simplified sitar or similar lute-like instrument, and is likewise crafted out of a gourd or pumpkin.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Tanpura
- Instrument.image
- Pandit Murli Manohar Shukla 'MANHAR'.jpg
- Instrument.caption
- Pandit with tanpura
- Instrument.classification
- Stringed instrument
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 321.321
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Necked bowl lutes
- Instrument.developed
- ~300 BCE
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Tampuri.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tambura
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 321.321-6
Article · Português
A tambura, também conhecida como tanpura ou tanpuri, é um instrumento musical de origem indiana composto por quatro cordas dedilhadas e braço sem trastos, que costuma acompanhar a música vocal, emitindo um bordão para sustentar a tonalidade nos silêncios.
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