Music

Tag: Plucked

Oud

Origin of the Oud Description of the Oud Tuning the Oud Playing the Oud Origin of the Oud The Oud is... More

Harp

The harp is one of the oldest musical instruments, found in various forms all over the world. It is a chordophone... More

Origin of the Ukulele

The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of the Portuguese guitar called cavaquinho. It is a fretted,... More

Guitar

A guitar is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers (and sometimes a plectrum). The guitar is descended from... More

Lyre Harp

Origin of the Lyre Harp Description of the Lyre Harp Origin of the Lyre Harp The oldest known depiction of... More

Banjo

Originally from "banjar," an African string instrument. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of "bandore". The banjo comes in... More

Bouzouki

Origin of the Bouzouki Description of the Bouzouki Tuning the Bouzouki Origin of the Bouzouki The Bouzouki is a long-necked... More

Balalaikas

Origin of the BalalaikaDescription of the BalalaikaTuning the BalalaikaPlaying the Balalaika Origin of the Balalaika The Balalaika most likely evolved from... More

Lute

The Lute came originally from Arab countries - the name is a corruption of the Arabic name Al’Ud. Like other instruments,... More

Tambura

Description of the Tambura Tuning the Tambura Playing The Tambura Description of the Tambura Classified as chordophones, Tamburas are in... More

Vichitra Veena

The Vichitra Veena is a string instrument that is plucked with a pick or plectrum. It has four main strings, 3... More

Rudra Veena

Rudra vina also known as the bin (been), appears to be one of the oldest styles of vina. Such evidence is... More

Veena

Description of the Veena Playing the Veena Tuning the Veena Rudra Veena - Rudra vina also known as the bin (been),... More

Ukuleles

The ukulele is a fretted, string instrument which is essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. It is commonly associated... More

Mandolin

A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument. Mandolins have 8 strings, in 4 pairs. Each pair of strings is tuned... More

Cittern

The cittern is any member of the lute family generally played with a pick. They come in many lengths from the... More

Gusli

The Gusli is an ancient Russian musical instrument, a kind of a harp. There were two modifications of gusli: Slemovidnye gusli... More

Dombra

The dombra is a long-necked, two-stringed instrument, possessing a resonating chamber, somewhat similar to a banjo or a lute, and especially... More

Monochord

A monochord is a musical and scientific instrument dating back to ancient human history. Traditionally, it is simply a single string... More

Musical Bow - Brimbau

The musical bow (also called Berimbau or Brimbau) is a simple string musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a... More

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Hawaii Portugal Balalaikas Banjo Bouzouki Brimbau Cittern Dombra Guitar Gusli Harp India Lute Lyre harp Mandolin Monochord Musical instrument Oud Rudra veena String Strings Tambura Ukulele Ukuleles Veena Vichithra veena

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