The thaboura ( el, θαμπούρα), is a type of a string instrument, evolved from the Greek musical instrument
tambouras
The tambouras ( el, ταμπουράς ) is a Greek traditional string instrument of Byzantine origin. It has existed since at least the 10th century, when it was known in Assyria and Egypt. At that time, it might have between two and six strings ...
. It is bigger than tambouras and it has 3 strings or 3 pairs of strings. The thaboura's history stretches back to the
Byzantine culture
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
and originated in the
medieval Greece times. It is also known as ''Thabouri'' ("θαμπούρι"), ''Thavouri'' ("θαβούρι") and ''Thavoura'' ("θαβούρα").
See also
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Greek musical instruments
Greek musical instruments were grouped under the general term of "all developments from the original construction of a tortoise shell with two branching horns, having also a cross piece to which the stringser from an original three to ten or even ...
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Greek folk music
Greek traditional music (Greek: παραδοσιακή μουσική, "traditional music"; also δημοτικά τραγούδια, "folk songs") includes a variety of Greek styles played by ethnic Greeks in Greece, Cyprus, Australia, the Uni ...
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Greek music
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music. These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Gree ...
References
Musipedia: Θαμπούρα
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