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The Rebab is an interesting string instrument. It was spread through Islamic trading routes. It is one of the oldest bowed instruments. The first one appeared in the 8th century. There are three main types. The one I drew is the spike fiddle variant. It is normally made of parchment or sheepskin. The instrument is normally used to play the basic melody. The instrument doesn’t have a standardized scale. It is normally played with the buka, as part of an ensemble of music. In Malaysia, the rebab is important for traditional music. It is also played for healing ritual mass...

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The Keytar is a synthetic instrument. The precursor of the keytar was created in Vienna in 1795. It was a portable piano called orphica. It the evolved into the piano accordion that first appeared in 1852. The modern keytar first appeared Weltmeister, a manufacturing company in East Germany. Overtime, other companies developed their own versions of the Keytar. It became quite popular in the 1970s and 80s. Even today, it still gets played often. Some of the early keytar players include Paul McCartney and Jan Hammer. I hope you find this information about the Keytar amusing. This is Teresita Blanco,...

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Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about the Rudra Veena. It is also known as the Bin in Northern India. It is a string instrument used in classic Hindu music. It is most commonly heard in dhrupad music. The instrument has a deep bass sound. The instrument is quite ancient. It gained prominence in the 15th century during the reign of Zain-ul Abidin. After India became independent, the traditional patronage for the instrument stopped. This contributed to its decline in popularity. These days there are very few players of the Rudra Veena. According to oral tradition, the instrument...

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Saung is a Burmese music instrument. It is the only surviving harp of Asia. This instrument comes in different shapes and sizes. The saung is typically made of lacquer, and it is decorated with cotton tassels. The instrument usually has 16 strings. The instrument was into Burma around the year 500 AD. It is said to have originate from somewhere in Southeast India. There are 14th century song poems that were companion pieces for the instrument. Still, there are not a lot of surviving music sheets for the Saung. The instrument was brought back during the Konbaung Era (1752-1885). The...

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To Get the Book: Scary Cat and Birthday Mime - Kindle edition by Blanco, Teresita. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. This is another one of the raw pages from my Scary Cat book. These days drawing or publishing books is a bit of a hobby. If it is not an item description for a Dark Souls weapon, nobody is interested in reading it. It is interesting to see the way the world is going. Well…books had a pretty good run. I even doubt if you are even reading what I am writing underneath this cute drawing. Sigh…it is hard to...

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