What is a tambourin?

Q: What is a tambourin?


A: A tambourin is a piece of music that originated in France as a folkdance from the Provence.

Q: What does the music resemble?


A: It sounds like a drum that is called tambourin in French.

Q: Who wrote several Tambourins in his operas?


A: Jean-Philippe Rameau wrote several Tambourins in his operas.

Q: Which other composers also wrote Tambourins?


A: François-Joseph Gossec and Maurice Duruflé are also composers who wrote Tambourins.

Q: Apart from the piece of music, what else does Tambourin mean?


A: Tambourin also refers to a special type of drum that is played with one drumstick and is found in orchestral music such as Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite no. 2.

Q: What is the shape of the tambourin drum?


A: The tambourin drum has a long, cylindrical shape.

Q: Where did the folkdance that inspired the tambourin originate?


A: The folkdance that inspired the tambourin originated in Provence, France.

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