The tar and kemanche kemane in this case, due to Uzbeki dialect is from Central Asia that are very well made and have excellent sound. These instruments, although not from Iran but from the countries just North of the Iranian border, are ideal for Persian music. The Kemane is a spike fiddle but unlike our Turkish spike fiddle kabak kemence which has a gourd body with a skin head these have a body made of strips of staved wood, and are heavier constructed and even feature a leg rest with swivel base- you don't change the bow angle to change strings but rather turn the whole instrument. The tone is comparable to Persian kemanche, and for all purposes is the same instrument, which is identical to those used in Armenia. The tar are Central Asian style with the additional side strings, but just like Iranian tar have the skin head, 3 pairs of main strings of metal and waisted body carved from wood.
The music of Japan differs vastly from Western music, both in its sound and the rich history behind it. While a lot of you might be familiar with J-pop or game music, the real beauty lies in the centuries of history and culture where the true identity of Japanese music lies. These instruments give Japanese folk music its exquisite and distinct flavor. The instrument is believed to have been brought into Japan during the Edo period — via the Chinese Sanxian and Okinawan Sanshin. Although both Sanxian and Sanshin used to be covered in python skin, the Japanese started using dog and cat skin for their instruments.
Musical instruments; string, played with a bow (eg violins) exports by country
An erhu is a Chinese stringed instrument which can be played in a solo, as part of an orchestra , or to accompany singers. The thin, slightly reedy sound of the erhu is very much associated with Chinese music in the ears of Westerners, since it is so widely used. Once one learns to identify the sound of an erhu, it can usually be readily picked out from other musical instruments, because it is so distinctive.
In my first post about traditional Chinese instruments, I covered some of the history and background, along with the plucked string instruments. In that post, we learned about the guqin, pipa, ruan, and guzheng. These instruments all have two strings with the exception of the Si Hu, which has four , and a soundbox at the bottom of the neck covered in snakeskin or thin wood.
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