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 Turkish tambur on the left | |
| String instrument | |
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| Other names | Turkish tambur, Ottoman tambur |
| Classification | String instrument |
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The tambur is a fretted string instrument of Turkey and the former lands of the Ottoman Empire.[1] There are two variants, one of which is played with a plectrum (mızraplı tambur) and the other with a bow (yaylı tambur). The player is called a tamburî.[2]
- ^ Scheherezade Qassim Hassan; Morris, R. Conway; Baily, John; During, Jean (2001). "Tanbūr". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. xxv (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 61–62.
- ^ Tambur Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Culture and Tourism