Sound type
Human
Human event
Instrument
Instrument type
by Hornbostel-Sachs classification
11 Struck Idiophones
Number of instruments
Instrument name in the source
ṭubūl (plur.)
Musical traditions
Musical instruments played during military operations.
Interpretative hypothesis

Musical content

Image
In the top-left corner: Musicians accompanying the soldiers with the instruments typical of the travelogue's descriptions: straight trumpets and kettledrums. The victory of Maʿmun over Amin, folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, 1573-74.
How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Instrument > 11 Struck Idiophones > ṭubūl (plur.)" (Sound), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 07 17.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.130

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