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Tambourin

Tambourin is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of folk dance. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Tambourin

Tambourin is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of folk dance.

Typical instrumentation includes three-hole pipe and tambourin (Provencal).

From Wikipedia

The tambourin (Occitan: tamborin) is a low-pitched tenor drum of the French region of Provence, which has also lent its name to a Provençal dance accompanied by lively duple meter music. The dance is so named because the music imitates the drum (tambour being a generic French term for "drum"), usually as a repetitive not-very-melodic figure in the bass.

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Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Tambourin.

  • ↑ folk dance

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What is Tambourin?

Tambourin is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of folk dance.

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