Bandura
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A bandura is a Ukrainian plucked-string folk-instrument. It combines elements of the zither and lute and, up until the 1940s, was also often called a kobza. Early instruments had 5 to 12 strings and r
Chernihiv style bandura
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The folkloric hero Cossack Mamay playing a bandura (early 19th century), National Art Museum of Ukraine
Kharkiv style bandurist Hryhory Bazhul
Zither
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Zither is a class of stringed instruments, and the term also refers to a specific subset of instruments of the zither class, most usually the concert or Alpine zithers. The modern instrument has many
Bandura
…A bandura (Ukrainian: бандура ) is a Ukrainian plucked-string folk-instrument. It combines elements of the zither and lute and, up until the 1940s, was also often called a kobza. Early instruments (c. 1700) had 5 to 12 strings and resembled lutes. In the 20th…
Different concert zithers
Plate. The Romance of the Western Chamber. In a scene from a popular play, the heroine is shown in contemplation, playing her zither. From China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century CE. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Chinese guqin with seven strings
Alpine Scheitholt