Sound type
Human
Human event
Instrument
Instrument type
by Hornbostel-Sachs classification
422.1 Reedpipes with retreating reeds or reeds with lateral/middle cut
Number of instruments
100
Instrument name in the source
ṣurnāyāt / ġayṭa
Musical traditions
“nawba [as court music among Tatar rulers] was a special piece of music, performed by the naqqārah khānah for royalty during the five hours of Muslim prayer, as well as for other prayer occasions by lesser dignitaries (cf. Farmer 1931).” (Shiloah, 2015)
Interpretative hypothesis
422.112 Reedpipes with retreating reeds or reeds with lateral/middle cut, with changeable tube. Most commonly known as zurna.

Musical content

Sound
Wikipedia page "Zurna", including sound sample
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How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Instrument > 422.1 Reedpipes with retreating reeds or reeds with lateral/middle cut > ṣurnāyāt / ġayṭa" (Sound), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 05 22.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.130

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