Domra

Japanese: domra

…The unique triangular body was already seen in string instruments in Kazakhstan and the southern part of the former Soviet Union, but because it was a peasant instrument, in the 18th century it was made into a simpler form that could be made by combining flat pieces, and the modern balalaika was born. At the end of the 19th century, it was improved by Vasilii Vasil'evich Andreev (1861-1918) and others, six different sizes of balalaikas were made, balalaika bands were born, and later the domra, a plucked string instrument with a circular body, was added. [Gunji Sumi] …

From [Russian and Soviet Music]

...The accordion, which arrived in Russia in the 1930s, became extremely popular under the name of garmon' (the bayan was its perfected form), and along with the balalaika, it has become one of the most representative modern folk instruments. The domra is an old name, but the current instrument was restored in the 19th century and is also known as the Russian mandolin. It is known that in the past, wandering musicians called skomorokhi owned many instruments, but they became extinct in the mid-17th century after the church's severe persecution. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "domra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…独特の三角形の胴はカザフスタンをはじめ旧ソ連南部の弦楽器にすでに見られたが，農民の楽器であったために，18世紀には平面の板を組み合わせて作ることができる，より単純な形となって現在のバラライカが生まれた。19世紀末にはアンドレーエフVasilii Vasil’evich Andreev(1861‐1918)らによって改良され，6種類の大きさからなるバラライカが作られ，バラライカの楽団が生まれ，その後に円形の胴をもつ撥弦楽器ドムラdomraを加えた。【郡司すみ】。…

【ロシア･ソビエト音楽】より

…19世紀の30年代にロシアに来たアコーディオンは〈ガルモーニgarmon’〉(バヤンはその完成型)の名で爆発的に流行し，バラライカとともに現代の代表的な民族楽器になった。ドムラdomraは古い名称であるが，現行のものは19世紀に復元された楽器で，ロシア･マンドリンとも呼ばれて親しまれている。古くはスコモローヒskomorokhiと呼ばれる放浪楽士が多くの楽器をもっていたことが知られているが，彼らは17世紀中ごろに教会の大弾圧を受けて絶滅した。…

※「domra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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