Tzouras

Tzouras
String instrument
Classification String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification321.321
(string instrument with a pear-shaped body and a long neck, played with plectrum)
DevelopedGreece
Related instruments
Bouzouki, Baglamas, Saz

The tzouras (Greek: τζουράς), is a Greek stringed musical instrument related to the bouzouki. Its name comes from the Turkish cura. It is made in six-string and eight-string varieties. Similar musical instruments in Turkish culture are generally referred to as Bağlama.

The six-string model has the same arrangement of strings tuned to the same pitches as the six-string (trichordo) bouzouki. There are three pairs of strings, tuned to D3D4–A3A3–D4D4 or D4D3–A3A3–D4D4. The strings are made of steel.[1][2]

Physically, the tzouras resembles the bouzouki, with a similar neck and head, but stands out due to its notably smaller body, resulting in a distinct tonal quality.

  1. ^ "ATLAS of Plucked Instruments - Europe South". Atlasofpluckedinstruments.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Tzouras". Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2013-08-29.