Cobza

*Cobza*
String instrument
Other names	Koboz
Classification	Necked bowl lutes; String instruments;
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.321-6; (Composite chordophone sounded with a plectrum)
Related instruments
	List Barbat (lute); Baglamadaki; Bağlama; Biwa; Bouzouki; Dombra; Domra; Dutar; Lavta; Lute; Mandocello; Mandola; Mandolin; Oud; Pipa; Qanbus; ;

The cobza (also cobsa, cobuz, koboz) is a multi-stringed instrument of the lute family of folk origin popular in the Romanian, Moldovan and Hungarian folk music. It is considered the oldest accompaniment instrument in the region comprising Romania and Moldova. Its usage in Hungary was revived following the Táncház movement of the late 20th century.

It is distinct from the Ukrainian Kobza, an instrument of different construction and origin.^[1]

^ Gregory F. Barz, Timothy J. Cooley (eds.) (1997), Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology, Oxford University Press, New York, p. 187

[1] Gregory F. Barz, Timothy J. Cooley (eds.) (1997), Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology, Oxford University Press, New York, p. 187

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String instrument

Other names	Koboz
Classification	Necked bowl lutes String instruments
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.321-6 (Composite chordophone sounded with a plectrum)
Related instruments
List Barbat (lute) Baglamadaki Bağlama Biwa Bouzouki Dombra Domra Dutar Lavta Lute Mandocello Mandola Mandolin Oud Pipa Qanbus