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Chordophone

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Chordophone 

the general name for a musical instrument whose tone-producing element is a taut string. Chordophones are divided into plucked stringed instruments, such as the lute, mandolin, harp, dutar, balalaika, and harpsichord; bowed stringed instruments, such as the violin and viola; and hammered stringed instruments, such as the dulcimer and piano.
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It was originally played by a trio of flute, guitar and cavaquinho (a small chordophone with four strings); other instruments commonly used include clarinet, mandolin and saxophone.
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Also classified as a chordophone is an instrument that is quite unusual in Bohemia--a hackbrett, the name for a small form of dulcimer, and better known in German-speaking countries.
Music in the domains of Cesky Krumlov, or the secret of the chateau ... by Nemcova, Gabriela / Czech Music
 
 
 
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