ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAMBÚRĂ
tambúră (-re), s. f. – Lăută. –
Var. tambur. Mr. tămbără, megl. tambură. Tc. (
per.)
tambur (Șeineanu, II, 347; Lokotsch 2015; Ronzevalle 67),
cf. ngr. ταμπουρᾶς,
bg.,
sb. tambura, it. tamburo, fr. tambour, sp. atambor. –
Der. tamburină, s. f., din
fr. tambourin; tambur, s. n., din
it. tamburo; tambur-major, s. m., din
fr. tambour major.
WHAT DOES TAMBÚRĂ MEAN IN ROMANIAN?
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Definition of tambúră in the Romanian dictionary
TAMBURA f. (In the Orient) Musical instrument similar to mandolin, but with longer neck, provided with three double metallic strings, producing sounds being touched with a picker. TAMBÚRĂ ~e f. (în Orient) Instrument muzical asemănător cu mandolina, dar cu gâtul mai lung, prevăzut cu trei coarde metalice duble, care produc sunete fiind atinse cu un plectru.
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10 ROMANIAN BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMBÚRĂ»
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Resonances of the Raj: India in the English Musical ... - Pagina 126
Kabraji, an associate of MacCarthy, would have sung with one, and Tagore mentions Ratan Devi singing with 'a tambura on her lap'.101 The harp was particularly suited to emulate MacCarthy's timbre and playing which was said to have 'a ...
2
Folk Musical Instruments in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pagina 220
Gusle and tambura with two strings were played when people had no other type of fun. The function of the player/singer was not only to perform, but also to create new content which would, during the evening, constantly hold the attention of ...
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Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries - Pagina 36
Pratap Singh's version says: Now the tambur, the vinS played by the Gandharva named Tumbar, is described. This is popularly called tambura. Make the tambura of wood. On one end attach a half gourd and cover it with a thin wooden board.
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Music and the Cognitive Sciences 1990 - Pagina 21
21-33 Printed in Malaysia Photocopying permitted by license only The influence of the tambura drone on the perception of proximity among scale types in North Indian classical music Kathryn Vaughn Department ofEthnomitsicologyand ...
Ian Cross, Irene Deliege, 2004
During the description of a kutcheri, I referred to the sound of the tambura permeating the space of the performance before the curtains went up. This is what should happen, but does not always. The Karnatik musician generally gives scant ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings - Pagina 7711
T3-History] [MT650 (Instruction )] UF Pandur Tamboura Tamburitza Tanpura BT Lute RT Tanbr'rr —Methods [MT650] Tambura and sarod music USE Sarod and tambura music Tambura and surbahar music USE Surbahar and tambura music ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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Blind Owl Blues - Pagina 123
To listeners throughout history, the most immediately striking element of the song – that which immediately distinguishes it from other blues records - is the drone created using an Indian tambura. The tambura, sometimes referred to as a ...
Rebecca Davis Winters, 2007
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Play the World: The 101 World Instrument Primer - Pagina 31
The tambura, also called a tampura, is a four-stringed Indian drone instrument commonly used behind all classical Indian performances. The tambura is at least four to five feet long with a large gourd body and a long hollow neck. Smaller ...
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Singing the Classical, Voicing the Modern: The ... - Pagina 285
All of these use sampling technology to create a ''realistic'' imitation of a tambura being plucked; however, they have a much louder sound and fuller tone than any real tambura. Unlike a real tambura, these electronic tamburas can be tuned to ...
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Analytical and Cross-Cultural Studies in World Music - Pagina 194
We hear first (00:00) the drone lute tambūrā, the open strings of which are gently plucked in rotation to provide an almost continuous background drone throughout the performance. Two of the strings are tuned to the tonic (approximately Cᅊ, ...
Michael Tenzer, John Roeder, 2011
