Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The shamisen or samisen (三味線, literally \"three strings\"), also called sangen (三絃, literally \"three strings\"), is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.The Japanese pronunciation is usually \"shamisen\" but sometimes \"jamisen\" when used as a suffix (e.g., Tsugaru-jamisen). (In western Japan, and often in Edo-period sources, it is sometimes \"samisen.\")The construction of the shamisen varies in shape, depending on the genre in which it is used. The instrument used to accompany kabuki has a thin neck, facilitating the agile and virtuosic requirements of that genre. The instrument used to accompany puppet plays and folk songs has a longer and thicker neck to match the more robust music of those genres."@en }
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- Shamisen abstract "The shamisen or samisen (三味線, literally \"three strings\"), also called sangen (三絃, literally \"three strings\"), is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.The Japanese pronunciation is usually \"shamisen\" but sometimes \"jamisen\" when used as a suffix (e.g., Tsugaru-jamisen). (In western Japan, and often in Edo-period sources, it is sometimes \"samisen.\")The construction of the shamisen varies in shape, depending on the genre in which it is used. The instrument used to accompany kabuki has a thin neck, facilitating the agile and virtuosic requirements of that genre. The instrument used to accompany puppet plays and folk songs has a longer and thicker neck to match the more robust music of those genres.".