The samica is a small stringed and fretted traditional
Croatian and
Serbian folk instrument. Its overall shape is similar to that of the
dangubica, and has up to four strings. One of these strings is used to play a melody, the rest being used as
drones, playing a single note. The samica is often played to accompany dancing and singing. Along with the dangubica, the samica is one of the forerunners of the modern
tamburitza
Tamburica ( or ) or tamboura ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", tamburica, тамбурица, little tamboura; hu, tambura; el, Ταμπουράς, Tampourás; sometimes written tamburrizza or tamburitza), refers to a family of long-necked lute ...
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References
*: »TAMBURA«, u: Kovačević, K. (ur.), ''
Muzička enciklopedija'', Zagreb: JLZ, 1977., sv. 3, pages. 542-543.
*Ćosić, Zlatko: ''Tambura samica'', Cerna: V. Baličević, 1996.
*Leopold, Siniša: ''Tambura u Hrvata'', Zagreb: Golden Marketing, 1995.
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Croatian musical instruments
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