Bamboo xylophone
〘 noun 〙 One of the three-stringed harps. Also the music it plays. A bamboo tube is split and cut to the size of a yakumo koto, a paulownia board is attached to the top, and a three-stringed instrument is stretched on top of that. It was invented by Tamura Yozaburo (pennamed Takekin -o ) in 1886, and was granted a patent by the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. The music is intended to have noble and elegant lyrics and melodies. *Yomiuri Shimbun - February 3, 1892 (Meiji 25) "The bamboo harp invented by Tamura Takekin-o is gradually becoming more refined."Bamboo xylophoneSource: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
〘名〙 三弦琴の一つ。また、その音楽。竹筒を割って八雲琴の大きさに切り、上面に桐板を張り、その上に三弦を張ったもの。明治一九年（一八八六）、田村与三郎（号竹琴翁）の発明になり、農商務省の専売特許を得た。音楽は高尚優美な歌詞と曲調を意図したもの。※読売新聞‐明治二五年（1892）二月三日「田村竹琴翁の発明に係る竹琴は、追々研磨の功を積み」
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