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	The Domra
		The domra prima is divided in two voices: The domra prima I and the domra prima II.
		It is used to strengthen the voices for the domra prima II and for the domra Alto I and combining the two instruments.
		The domra tenor is a combining instrument between the domra alto and the domra Bass.
	balalajka.dk /english/domra.html (852 words)

	Foreign Instruments in Ukraine
		Examples of this are the replacement of the torban and fretted kobza with the seven-stringed guitar, the small fretted kobza with the mandolin, and later the four-stringed domra.
		The four-string domra, although thought of as a Russian folk instrument, is not used in Russia itself where the three-string version is universally used and taught.
		In Ukraine the mandolin was displaced by the four-string domra.
	home.att.net /~bandura.ca/VMfolkBook/foreign.html (926 words)

	Domra
		Domra is a lute-type instrument with an oval body, a long finger-board and three or four strings.
		The domra has numerous cousins in Pakistan and Afghanistan, dambura in Kazakhstan, dumbura in Kurdistan, tanbûra, tanboura in Greece and in Balkans, tanbura, tanburitsa in Turkey; kabîr turkî in Iraq.
		The four-string domra, less loud then the Andreev’s instrument, is tunes in fifth, which opens for domra the full repertoire of mandolin and violin.
	www.asklom.eu /intrada/domra.htm (521 words)

	DOMRA
		Russian Balalaika and domra ensemble Balalaika Stooges from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
		Most often domra is played with a pick in Russian Balalaika orchestras or small musical ensembles.
		Most likely the domra was delivered to Russia in the 12th or 13th century by Mongolians who were ruling Russia at that time.
	www.barynya.com /domra.htm (784 words)

	Domra
		The Domra is a three or four stringed instrument of Mongolian heritage and could be found among the Tatars, Kirghiz, Kalmyks, Altaians and other natives of Siberia.
		In contemporary Russian orchestras the domra usually plays the melody and is played with a pick.
		The domra is used in classical Russian music as well as folk music.
	www.scu.edu /SCU/Programs/Diversity/domra.html (56 words)

	Domra - Definition, explanation
		Domra is a long-necked Russian string instrument with three or four steel strings and with round resonator.
		It is thought that it was brought to Russia with the Mongolian invasion in the 12th century.
		The domra was redisigned in 1869 by Vassily Vassilievich Andreyev.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/d/do/domra.php (206 words)

	Australia Adlib - Old Linden Tree
		The principal instrument of the Orchestra is the Domra — a Russian instrument similar in shape and size to the Lute and Mandolin.
		The Domra comes in both 3 and 4 string versions and is always played with a plectrum, either in a single picking style or with tremolo which provides a sustained sound.
		The three-stringed domra is tuned in 4ths, and the four-stringed in 5ths (similar to the violin), with the exception of the four stringed bass, which
	www.abc.net.au /arts/adlib/stories/s887701.htm (1642 words)

	Balalaika.fr
		There is a family of domra: the most played is the "little one" or "malaia", then the alto, the bass and the piccolo (rarest).
		The domra family forms part of the traditional Russian orchestras as does its cousin, the balalaïka.
		There are two types of domra, one of 3 strings (E, A-440hz, D) and one of 4 strings (G, D, A-440hz, E, the same as violins and mandolins).
	balalaikafr.free.fr /_domra/domra_e.htm (273 words)

	Tamara Volskaya (Site not responding. Last check: )
		She has conducted numerous master classes on the domra and mandolin worldwide, and is the author of several scholarly works on the domra.
		The Domra is a member of the lute family, four stringed plucked instrument resembling the Italian mandolin, played with a pick and tuned as a violin G-D-A-E. Russian Folk instruments have a long and tremulous history.
		He has transformed these folk instruments, balalaika and the forgotten domra, into fully developed concert instruments with a wide repertoire of Russian folk, and Russian and Western classical music and a wide variety of forms, from primas to contrabasses.
	www.tamaravolskaya.com /tamara.html (662 words)

	Washington Balalaika Society/Instruments
		The prima balalaika is played with the fingers, the sekunda and alto either with the fingers or a pick depending on the music being played, and the bass and contrabass (which are equipped with extension legs which rest on the floor) are played with leather picks.
		he Domra family of instruments includes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima domra, alto domra, tenor domra and bass domra.
		The three-stringed domra family is tuned in fourths, and the four-stringed family in fifths (similar to the violin family) with the exception of the four-stringed bass, which is tuned in fourths.
	www.balalaika.org /instr.htm (426 words)

	History of the Domra
		The Domra is an ancient instrument from the lute family.
		The domra was played by street musicians called skomorohki who traveled around the cities of Russia.
		The instrument fell out of popularity during and after the rule of Ivan the Terrible and was not rediscovered until the 19th century when the noble conductor and composer Vassily Vassilievich Andreyev commissioned a whole range of folk instruments including the Domra to be assembled in a symphonic orchestra.
	home.att.net /~domra_mandolin/Domra.htm (125 words)

	UKRAINE COMPOSERS SERIES, Set One = POLSKY: Concerto for Domra and Orchestra; PODGORNY: Overture; MAMONTOV: Concert ...
		One would expect folk instruments or folk themes to be involved in some of these pieces, and that is true of at least two of them.
		Podgorny’s Domra Concerto features the mandolin-like stringed instrument which is heard in every kind of music in the Ukraine.
		Only 12 minutes long, it’s a tuneful romp in the style of much Soviet-era classical works which were designed to be appreciated by the masses.
	www.audaud.com /article.php?ArticleID=72 (591 words)

	Baltar's Escape - Battlestar Wiki
		He states that Sire Domra and the Quorum of Twelve are firmly against him.
		Domra begins the meeting of the Quorum with the declaration that Adama is to receive the highest honor of the Quorum -- the Star of Kobol -- and also declares that the state of emergency has ended.
		Domra and the Quorum use the same trick that Sire Uri used in "Saga of a Star World": offer awards to people who are deserving of them and then declare a radical edict.
	en.battlestarwiki.org /wiki/Baltar's_Escape_(TOS) (2430 words)

	Domra
		Für die Domra habe ich keine Diashow eingerichtet.
		Prim Domra - 3 Saitig - Fichtendecke Ebenholzschlagplatte
		Restaurierung einer Süsin Domra - St.Petersburg - Die Decke war so stark beschädigt, dass sie komplett ersetzt werden mußte
	www.andreas-gerth.de /domra.htm (35 words)

	The Balalaika and Domra Association of America
		he Balalaika and Domra Association of America (BDAA) was formed in 1978 by three musicians interested in the study and performance of Russian and Eastern European music on the traditional folk instruments of Russia -- the balalaika, domra, bayan (Russian accordion) and related folk wind and folk percussion instruments.
		In its nearly 30 years of existence the Association has grown to an international membership of over 400, with connections to many orchestras and ensembles worldwide.
		The BDAA Convention has become a summer favorite for many members and their families and we encourage others to join us for these enriching learning and social opportunities.
	www.bdaa.com (452 words)

	CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES MP3/WMA: Vera Makhan
		Vera Makhan was born in Angarsk City, Russia in 1976, and pursued performance studies on the domra (a Russian mandolin-like instrument) at the Gnessins Russian Academy of Music in Moscow - graduating in 2000 and continuing with post-graduate work until 2002.
		She has since become one of the leading domra performers in Russia, and is a regular soloist with the Academic Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments of the Russian National State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company.
		She has performed in the leading recital halls in Russia, including the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and the Hall of Columns at the House of Unions in Moscow, and has toured in Japan and Turkey.
	www.classicalarchives.com /artists/makhan.html (772 words)

	Pregnancy Journals at StorkNet - Empi
		My folks arrived over the weekend, with Papa bringing his new toy, a mandolin-like stringed instrument from Russia called a domra, which he acquired after making the switch from playing the violin with a symphonic orchestra for 20 years, to joining the Washington Balalaika Society.
		This may seem like a radical change, but he loves his new instrument, and he spent a few contented hours serenading baby with Filipino folk songs on the domra (which I have to think is a pretty rare cross-cultural combination).
		I know there are a lot of dots to connect between now and the time we dance at our son or daughter's wedding (or civil union or whatever), but it's reassuring to think that whether Mik and I choose to take the advice of Drs.
	www.storknet.com /journals/empi/wk25.htm (727 words)

	The Balalaika and Domra Association of America 2006 photos (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Russian folk singer Alexander Menshikov and Mikhail Smirnov from the Russian folk dance and music ensemble Barynya from Brooklyn, New York at the 2006 Balalaika and Domra Association of America convention in Akron, Ohio.
		Singer Alexander Menshikov, Mikhail Smirnov (guitar), Greg Harbar (accordion), Monty Ellman (alto domra) and Andy King (contrabass balalaika) are playing at the Kent State University auditorium before the big concert.
		The highlight of the concert was a 100-piece balalaika orchestra conducted by Victor Gorodinsky, from Madison, Wis.
	barynya.com /zut.htm (370 words)

	Russian Carnival (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The “Russian Carnival” gives new dimensions to the use of traditional Russian folk instruments by presenting music of different styles through the prism of the natural sound of these unusual instruments.
		The ensemble features a wide variety of Russian folk instruments, such as the bayan and domras and balalaikas of different sizes and shapes: from prima to bass.
		These concerts illustrate a deep connection between the two instruments from the lute family - mandolin and domra.
	www.tamaravolskaya.com /russianCarnival.html (629 words)

	Russian folk music festival to convene (Jul 10, 2001)
		The festival is sponsored by the Balalaika and Domra Association of America, which includes members from Canada, Western Europe and Russia.
		The balalaika and domra are two traditional stringed instruments in Russia.
		The association is a multiethnic, nonprofit association organized to perpetuate music written for the balalaika and domra.
	www.news.wisc.edu /6311.html (215 words)

	Style of Five Artist Biography
		Natalia Shkrebko (domra) was born in Krasnodar, Russia, graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1988 and completed a post-graduate course in domra in 1991.
		Winner of the first prize at the International Shostakovich Competition in Hannover, Germany, in 1997, she is a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
		Irina Ershova (gusli [psaltery] / alto domra) was born in the Vologda region of Russia, graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1992, and completed post-graduate work in 1995, specializing in gusli.
	www.delosmus.com /bio/style_of_five.html (552 words)

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		Its three members are graduates of the Academy of Music in Voronezh, a Russian city of 1 million south of Moscow along the River Don.
		1966) plays the domra, a three-stringed, long-necked mandolin that is a predecessor to the balalaika.
		Since the sixteenth century it has been used as a solo instrument in Russia; today, in folk music, it is also played in ensembles.
	www.triovoronezh.com /about.html (388 words)

	Re: Domra (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Antwort auf: Domra von Xenja am 13 Januar, 2001 um 01:26:48:
		Along with virtuosity of the performance, the unique sound and timbre of domra was always appreciated.
		Domra is a mandolin-like instrument that I play, and that allows, unlike mandolin, to play very technical and deep compositions, such as, for instance, Bach solo violin sonatas, Tchaikovsky violin concert, or Schnittke's violin sonatas.
	www.bdz-online.de /forum/messages/329.html (488 words)

	The Folk Instruments Orchestra, Belarus
		She graduated from the Minsk University of Culture, now she works as a teacher of domra.
		Many of her pupils continue studying music in different colleges and institutes in Republic of Belarus.
		Anzhela is doing her utmost to populize domra.
	members.tripod.com /folk-orchestra/sostav/zhukovic.htm (49 words)

	Acclaimed Russian Artists in Concert at Middletown Township Library - Atlantic Highlands Herald - New Jersey
		The domra is an ancient instrument, thought to have been brought to Russia by the Mongols in the thirteenth century.
		During its history, the domra has been banned in Russia for long periods by both the Orthodox Church and the state because of its association with mocking ballads performed by itinerant street musicians, or “skomorokhi.”.The domra ban gave rise to the invention of the similar, but differently shaped balalaika.
		In the late 1800s the domra was again allowed, and orchestras in Russia now include both domra and balalaika.
	www.ahherald.com /news/2006/0420/mtpl_concert.htm (484 words)

	The Moscow Mandolin Quartet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But mostly important for V.Krouglov are his concerts in Moscow where he appears very often both with his domra and mandolin recitals or doing a solo part with ensembles in the Hall of
		For domra repertoire V.Krouglov turns to the classics, and he also masterly arranged some compositions written for other instruments.
		Concerto for Domra with Orchestra in A minor.
	nmccom.hypermart.net /Mandolyne (577 words)

	hboinengl
		These instruments were reconstructed to concert instruments two decades earlier - to be accurate, balalaika was improved in 1885-87 and the first domra was rebuilt in 1895 - by an enthusiastic Russian music lover Vassily Vassilievich Andreyev (1861-1918).
		One of the main purposes of the orchestra is to educate a new generation of balalaika and domra players in Finland.
		The late Professor Danilov and the Kuchins taught many of the balalaika and domra players of the orchestra.
	webusers.siba.fi /balalaika/hboinengl.html (574 words)

	Pedro A. Echarte - Domra y piano (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dómbra, dombra o domra es el nombre de un ancestral instrumento de algunos pueblos de Asia Central del tipo del laúd, con pequeña caja armónica y sólo tres cuerdas; documentado ya hacia el siglo X es aún hoy muy popular en Kazakistán y entre los uzbekos, que acompañan con él sus cantos épicos.
		Se piensa que la conocida balalaika rusa derivó hacia el siglo XVIII de la antigua domra, que a su vez evolucionó desde su origen pastoril, dotándose de cuerdas metálicas y participando en la música refinada.
		El tipo de ejecución y el efecto sonoro general de la domra semeja a los de la mandolina, con mucho «trémolo» y sonoridad incisiva y seca.
	www.grijalvo.com /Echarte/155_Domra_y_piano.htm (327 words)

	CD Review (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The domra is a three stringed Russian folk instrument and historically originates from the Arabian tambur.
		Both domra and bayan are considered folk instruments primarily, but have been brought to an academic level and are now treated equally with other instruments at musical institutions in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.
		The sound of this ensemble is extraordinary as it combines strong, powerful bayan and the two domras as soft plucked instruments.
	www.accordions.com /index/art/cd_00_06_30.shtml (379 words)

	Balalaika Orchestra Instruments (American Balalaika Symphony) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The domra is similar to the balalaika, although the domra is round while the balalaika is triangular.
		Generally, in a balalaika symphony, the domras will play the melody while the balalaika plays the chords and the bass line.
		The domra can be of the three-string or four-string variety, and the different sizes are: bass, tenor, alto, prima, piccolo.
	www.balalaika.biz /instruments.html (295 words)

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