bandura
noun
uk/bænˈduː.rə/us/bænˈduː.rə/[C]
amusicalinstrumentwith manystringsfrom Ukraine:
Heplaysthe 57-stringed Ukrainianinstrumentknownas the bandura,similarto azither.
A second-generation Ukrainianlivingin New York, he is asuperbbanduraplayer.
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thestyleof Ukrainianmusicplayedon thebandura, often bymembersof achoir(= agroupofsingers)whosingandplayat the sametime:
One can stillenjoylisteningto banduralive.
Thecomposerblendsmodernmusicwith thesorrowfulsoundsof Ukrainian bandurachoirs.
- In theMiddleAges,blindbardswanderedfromvillagetovillageplayingthe bandura toaccompanytheirepicsongsof Ukrainianhistory.
- Over theyears, the banduraacquiredmore and morestringsandbecameafullychromaticinstrument.
- Until the 20thcentury, the bandurarepertoirewas anoraltraditionthatincludedfolksongs,chants, andepics.
- Ukrainian banduramusicbringstheprogrammeto aclose.
- Many of themembersof the bandurachorushad madetheirway to Detroit and not onlykepttheirUkrainianlanguagebutresumedtheirart.
Musical instruments
- accordion
- acoustically
- aerophone
- alphorn
- alto
- drum machine
- drumbeat
- drumroll
- drumstick
- dulcimer
- pedal steel
- penny whistle
- percussion
- percussionist
- percussive
- tuning peg
- ukulele
- unpitched
- unplugged
- untuned
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