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Samisen
a Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking. The samisen consists of a body, the wooden sides of which are covered on the top and bottom with skin, a wooden neck and fingerboard, and three strings; the body has no sound holes. The strings are tuned in a fourth and a fifth, in two fourths, or in two fifths. The sound is produced by means of a large, shovel-shaped plectrum, used to strike not only the strings at the point where the neck joins the body but also the belly of the instrument. The chosen and kirisen are variants of the samisen. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The California-based Fishtank Ensemble is a multi-culti collective of flamenco- and klezmer-crazy Gypsy-music jazzters who play the three-string shamisen like no other band on earth. CAPTION(S): TRADITION Fukuwaka plays the shamisen at the festival; MYSTIQUE Geisha performing at the Durham Oriental Museum. She spends the next few hours learning the three-stringed shamisen and other instruments, song and dance, the tea ceremony and the art of polite conversation . |
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