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and is played by strumming with the hand or plucking each string individually, with an occasional tap on the main surface of the instrument. While the strings are traditionally made of sinew, modern dombras are usually produced using nylon strings. One of the greatest dombra players was the Kazakh
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was included in was registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. In 2018, Kazakhstan initiated the Dombra Day. The National Dombra Day is celebrated in Kazakhstan every first Sunday of July.
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to a pin at the other end of the body. There is a tiny sound hole in the back of the instrument, while the top is thick wood. It is not finished with any
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Many folk and regional tunings have existed, though below is the most accepted academic DG tuning for standard concert dombra prima of Kazakhstan.
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The importance of the dombra in the culture of Kazakhstan was marked by including it in the Intangible Heritage register. In November 2014,
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were often the main ideologists of ethnic insurrections, so when the Russian administration put down an uprising, they punished the
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is often shown holding a dombra at rest and many hold it in high regard as a national symbol among the post-
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instruments, such as its long, thin neck and oblong body shape. It is a popular instrument mostly among
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There are different classifications of Dombyra, for example Dombyra for singing songs or
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A performer strikes all the strings at the same time. The upper string performs the
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of any kind, and as with all other Turkic instruments there is some decoration.
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is played with much banging and scratching on the instrument to help give a
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with a body and neck carved from a single block of wood, usually
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The instrument differs slightly in different regions. The Kazakh
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has 8-9 frets, dombyra for kyus has more than 20 frets.
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Dombyra as an instrument is being popularized through
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is used as a solo as well as an ensemble instrument.
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Kazakh national Kui - Nauai, author Dina Nurpeisova
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Plucked string instrument
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