Four (Chiftelia) – wired bordon musical instrument of Persian-Arab origin, from the Tambury family. According to the shape does not differ from other tambiras. There are four wires, non-two pairs. The first wires play the main melody, and the other chifle is advised. It is music and more often accompanies folk songs. Lit.: Dr. Aleksandar Linin, People’s Musical Instruments in Macedonia, Skopje, 1986, 41. F. M. F. The four-sight, manuscript from the Drug Monastery, Demir Hisar (1548)
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
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