Tamburitza

The tamburitza (tamburica; diminutive of tambura) is the most popular instrument in Croatian and Serbian folk music. It is a string instrument related to the mandolin of Italy, the bandura of the Ukraine and the balalaika of Russia. The name derives from Turkish. It is first documented in the 14th century, and is said to have first entered Bosnia before being introduced to Slavonia and Ba?ka.

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Tambura - Croatia - Folk music - String instrument - Mandolin - Italy - Bandura - Ukraine - Balalaika - Russia - Turkish - 14th century - Bosnia - Slavonia - Ba?ka

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The first major composer for the tamburitza was Pajo Kolari?, who formed the first amateur tamburitza orchestra in Osijek in 1847. Kolari?'s student, Mijo Majer, formed the first tamburitzan choir led by a conductor, the "Hrvatska Lira" in 1882. These orchestras soon spread to what is now Bosnia, Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Pajo Kolari? - Osijek - 1847 - Mijo Majer - Conductor - Lira - 1882 - Bosnia - Austria - Slovenia - Czech Republic - Slovakia

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Croatian composers for the tamburitza include Sini?a Leopold and Julije Njiko?. The instrument has long been a symbol of the Croatian identity, and is associated with nationalism. The first Croat to study his people's folk music was Franjo Saver Kuha?. He was followed by Vinko ?ganec, an associate of Béla Bartók's, who collected more than 19,000 Croatian folk songs.

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Sini?a Leopold - Julije Njiko? - Croatian identity - Nationalism - Franjo Saver Kuha? - Vinko ?ganec - Béla Bartók

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