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or rebeck
: an ancient bowed usually 3-stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and slender neck
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Tyler researched instruments that immigrants brought from all over the world, using the rebec, hurdy-gurdy, chitarrone, accordion and fiddle, as well as Native American flutes and drums, to evoke a sense of history.
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Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2019
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Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2019
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“Rebec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebec. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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