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Kemenche
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Kemenche
Kemenche
or
kemençe
is a name used for various types of
stringed bowed musical instruments
having their origin in the
Eastern Mediterranean
, particularly in
Greece
,
Iran
,
Turkey
, and regions adjacent to the
Black Sea
. These instruments are
folk instruments
, generally having three strings and played held upright with their tail on the knee of the musician. The name
Kemençe
derives from the
Persian
Kamancheh
, and means merely "small bow".
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