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chordophone

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chordophone [ˈkɔːdəˌfəʊn]
n
(Music / Instruments) any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar
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Noun1.chordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
balalaika - a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
harp - a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
lute - chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard
mandolin - a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
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It was originally played by a trio of flute, guitar and cavaquinho (a small chordophone with four strings); other instruments commonly used include clarinet, mandolin and saxophone.
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Also classified as a chordophone is an instrument that is quite unusual in Bohemia--a hackbrett, the name for a small form of dulcimer, and better known in German-speaking countries.
Music in the domains of Cesky Krumlov, or the secret of the chateau ... by Nemcova, Gabriela / Czech Music
 
 
 
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