ancient instrument

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ancient
adjective
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/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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It is anancientinstrumentrarely played today.
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She has started to explore thisancientinstrumentand will soon record with it.
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Unlike mallets, which almost exclusively are used for striking, the bowhammer allows for greater versatility, expanding the sonic and expressive scope of anancientinstrument.
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Following this is a description with small musical examples of each string on the harp, as well as the proper tuning for theancientinstrument.
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The manjira is anancientinstrument.
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In the wave-instruments, it is the most prominent andancientinstrument.
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It is anancientinstrumentmade of metal and is used in the "pinpeat" ensemble.
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Mbira is anancientinstrumentclosely connected to their natural landscapes, whether by the resources used to create it, or by its usage.
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Khartal is anancientinstrumentmainly used in devotional / folk songs.
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Apart from internal decoration, attractions include a theatre staging simulated period musical performances, and displays of reconstructed ancient instruments.
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Performing the ancient compositions also meant they had to reconstruct an arsenal of ancient instruments.
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Their number also include several full-time musicians, one writer and one builder of ancient instruments.
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The movie soundtrack contains music sung in old dialects using ancient instruments.
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Tanioka has described the musical style for the soundtrack as being based on ancient instruments.
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Lucifer enters the plain, to the accompaniment of ancient instruments and heralds.
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The highly unusual combination of ancient instruments included rebecs, sackbuts, viols and crumhorns, and hinted that the guitar was not the only appropriate accompaniment for the folk song.
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