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Also Known As	rebeck • rubebe

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Modern rebec made by Arnold Dolmetsch, Ltd., 1962

Medieval manuscript illustration showing Hades and Persephone enthroned with the three-headed dog Cerberus at their feet, musicians playing instruments, and tortured souls in the background.

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fiddle lira viol kit rabāb haegŭm kamanjā hurdy-gurdy banhu erhu sarangi huqin

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Francesco Landini

Italian composer

Gong. Closeup of a khong wong gong circle chime. Thai classical musical instrument, part of piphat ensemble. (percussion, music)

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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