Sound type
Human
Human event
Instrument
Instrument type
by Hornbostel-Sachs classification
11 Struck Idiophones
Number of instruments
Instrument name in the source
farqaʿa
Musical traditions
According to Gibb (Vol. 1, p.232, n. 164) the use of this instrument was peculiar to Mecca
Interpretative hypothesis
111 Concussion idiophones or clapper

Musical content

How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Instrument > 11 Struck Idiophones > farqaʿa" (Sound), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 07 08.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.130

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