Tembûr
Tanbūr

Classification String instrument Playing range Related instruments Tanbur Lute

The tembûr, a fretted string instrument, is a form of tanbūr. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs In Music, the range of a Musical instrument is the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch it can play A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The term tanbūr ( Persian: تنبور) can refer to various long-necked Fretted Lutes originating in the Middle East Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either Fretted or unfretted and a deep round back or more specifically to an instrument from A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a Stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs The term tanbūr ( Persian: تنبور) can refer to various long-necked Fretted Lutes originating in the Middle East ^[1]. It is associated with the Ahl-e Haqq religion in Kurdish areas and in the Lorestān Province of Iran. The Ahl-e Haqq or Yârsân ( Kurdish: ﯼاڔﮦساﻥ Yâresân اهل حق Ahl-e Haqq "People of Truth" are members of a religion founded History See also History of the Kurdish people Ancient period See also Hurrians, Guti, Mannaeans, Medes Lorestān ( Persian and Luri لرستان also Luristan) comprises a province and a historic territory of western Iran amidst the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. ^[1] It is currently the only musical instrument used in Ahl-e Haqq rituals, and practitioners venerate the tembûr as a sacred object. ^[2]

The tembûr measures 80 cm in length and 16 cm in width. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth ^[1] The resonator is pear-shaped and made of either a single piece or multiple carvels of mulberry wood. Acoustic resonance is the tendency of an acoustic system to absorb more energy when the Frequency of its oscillations matches the system's natural frequency of vibration A pear is a pomaceous Fruit produced by a tree of Genus Pyrus. In Boat building, carvel built or carvel planking is a method of constructing Wooden ^[1] The neck is made of walnut wood and has fourteen frets, arranged in a semi-tempered chromatic scale. Walnuts (genus Juglans) are Plants in the family Juglandaceae. A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a Stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck In Music, there are two common meanings for tuning: Tuning practice, the act of tuning an instrument or voice The chromatic scale is a Musical scale with twelve pitches each a Semitone or Half step apart ^[1] The tembûr employs two steel strings, and may be tuned in fifth, fourth, or second intervals. In Music theory, the term interval describes the relationship between the pitches of two Notes Intervals may be described as vertical ^[1][2] The higher string may be doubled with a third string. ^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Scheherezade Qassim Hassan, R. Conway Morris, John Baily, Jean During. "Tanbur", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an Encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians S. Sadie and J. Tyrrell (London: Macmillan, 2001), xxv, pp. 61-62.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Shiloah, Amnon. "Kurdish music", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an Encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians S. Sadie and J. Tyrrell (London: Macmillan, 2001), xiv, p. 40.

See also

• Kurdish music