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- noun A
plectrum -plucked chordophone fromSpain , similar to thecittern andmandolin .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Spanish instrumentalist Javier Mas gave the band an added dimension on guitar, bandurria, laud, and archilaud (variants of the oud).
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Then Madame Mezzenott gave her a term's lessons on the bandurria, and she said there never was such talent; she might have made
The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various
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Banjo seems to be derived from bandore or bandurria, modern French and Spanish forms of tambour, respectively.
Chapter 2. The Beginnings of American. 2. Sources of Early Americanisms Henry Louis 1921
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Recently out is a Code Red CD for which Morris co-writes all the songs, plays guitar, bandurria and handles the vocals.
Auburn Journal - Top Stories Auburn Journal 2010
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Love, bended down on his knees, singing to the virtuoso bandurria player from Barcelona
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Judith Fitzgerald 2010
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Special props go to Javier Mas on bandurria; Dino Soldo on every wind instrument known to man; and his backing singers, Sharon Robinson and the Webb Sisters.
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It was priceless to hear seasonal, Western music like Silent Night and Adeste Fideles played with guitar and octavina and the Philippine bandurria.
Home 2009
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It was priceless to hear seasonal, Western music like Silent Night and Adeste Fideles played with guitar and octavina and the Philippine bandurria.
Home 2009
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Guitarist Bob Metzger's skilled meanderings and chopped strums are accented by Spanish multi-instrumentalist Javier Mas, who switches between bandurria, laud, archilaud and 12-string guitar, providing a key element of Cohen's signature early sound.
Metro Times 2009
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Guitarist Bob Metzger's skilled meanderings and chopped strums are accented by Spanish multi-instrumentalist Javier Mas, who switches between bandurria, laud, archilaud and 12-string guitar, providing a key element of Cohen's signature early sound.
Metro Times 2009
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