Tres (instrument)
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tres-instrument-187-17550321
title:
Tres (instrument)
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The tres is a three-course chordophone of Cuban origin. The most widespread variety of the instrument is the original Cuban tres with six strings. Its sound has become a defining characteristic of the Cuban son and it is commonly played in a variety of Afro-Cuban genres. In the 1930s, the instrument was adapted into the Puerto Rican tres, which has nine strings and a body similar to that of the cuatro. The tres developed in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern region of Guantánamo,
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Musical instrument of Cuban origin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tres_(instrument)
date created:
2003-09-27T18:39:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:23:30Z
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