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The concheros string instruments are Mexican plucked instruments that consist of three variants: *''mandolino de concheros'' or ''mandolina conchera'': with 4 double courses (8 strings) *''vihuela de concheros'' or ''vihuela conchera'': with 5 double courses (10 strings) *''guitarra de concheros'' or ''guitarra conchera'': with 6 double courses (12 strings) In their structure these instruments have a concha (armadillo shell), a shell-like wood body or a gourd as resonance box. These instruments are used by Concheros dancers for singing at "velaciones" (nighttime rituals) and for dancing at "obligaciones" (dance obligations). == History == Soon after the arrival of the Spanish invaders in 1519, the indigenous musicians and instrument makers of central Mexico, eagerly took up European instruments. The copied the Lute, the Chirimia (a primitive version of the Oboe that came from the Muslims of North Africa), the mandolin, and the violin. The native instrument makers were so adept at creating beautiful sounding instruments, that soon the Spanish crown forbid the locals from making instruments, because this was taking business from the Spanish instrument makers of Europe and colonial Mexico. Because the indigenous luthiers could no longer have access to the wood necessary to create the string instruments, especially the wood for the back of the guitars and mandolins, they soon resorted to using the shell of the armadillo This gave rise to the name commonly used for the indigenous/mestizo dance tradition known as the Concheros (the shell people). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Concheros string instruments」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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