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The shamisen (三味線), also known as sangen (三絃) or samisen (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
The shamisen is a plucked chordophone of Japan that has been popular in folk, art, and theatre music since the middle of the 17th century. Alternately known as samisen (in Kyoto and Osaka) and sangen (when played with koto in jiuta chamber music), and now sometimes spelled syamisen, the shamisen has associated with it a large repertoire of music.
Shamisen (jap. 三味線 shamisen lub samisen) – japoński instrument muzyczny, strunowy, szarpany. Jego nazwa w języku japońskim oznacza dosłownie „struny trzech smaków”.
Shamisen, one of Japanese traditional instruments, have profoundness as professional craftsmen carefully make them piece by piece using skills handed down since the old time. You can feel the deep attraction by being conscious of its process to make one and listening to the sound.
17 cze 2023 · The shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument with a distinctive sound, featuring a three-stringed lute-like body, a stretched animal skin covering, and a long neck. It is played using a plectrum called a bachi to strike and pluck the strings, creating a wide range of melodies and rhythms.
Shamisen is Japan’s traditional 3-string plucked instrument. Relatively a new instrument, brought from China to Japan during the 16th century, the Shamisen is one of Japan’s most popular traditional string instruments.
2 kwi 2021 · The shamisen is a stringed instrument and one of the traditional musical instruments of Japan. It comprises a wooden body covered with animal or synthetic skin and a long neck on which...
