Turkish tambur

Tambur
Turkish tambur on the left
String instrument
Other namesTurkish 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tambur Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Culture and Tourism