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Bandola (ban-do'-lah)

A variety of mandolin. -door-ree-ah). A Bandora (Fr.) (ban-do-rah), Bandore (Eng.), Pandoura (Gk.). An obsolete instrument of the guitar family.

Bandurria (Span.) (ban-door-reevariety of guitar with wire strings. Banger, Bania, Banja, Banjo. An instrument resembling a guitar, with a circular body, consisting of a broad hoop of wood covered with parchment, generally provided with five strings. The modern banjo is furnished with frets and with a screw mechanism to tighten the parchment. Bar.

A line drawn across the staff or staves to divide the music into portions of equal duration. The portion enclosed between two bars is called a measure. The almost universal custom of musicians, however, is to use bar in the sense of measure.

Barbaro (It.) (bar' - bah-ro). Savagely; ferocious.