Santur ( Persian سنتور , Azeri. Səntur , Armenian. Սանթուր , Georgian. სანთური ) - string percussion musical instrument, genus cymbals . Distributed in Azerbaijan , Armenia , Georgia , India , Iran , Iraq , Turkey and other countries of the East.
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| Classification | Chordophone |
| Related tools | Cymbals |
The peculiarity of santur is that it is played with two light hammers - misrabs . Therefore, it is considered both a string and a percussion instrument.
Content
- 1 Etymology and Origin
- 2 Description
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Etymology and Origin
The name “santur”, according to historical data, comes from the Greek “psanterin”, or from the Greek “ψαλτήριον” - “ plucked instrument ” (from other Greek. Ψάλλω - “pinch strings”). The creation of santur is connected with the name of the Jewish prophet and king David , who, according to legend, was the creator of a number of musical instruments [1] .
R. Ectabey writes about Santur:
| “This musical instrument is very ancient, it is also mentioned in the Torah under the name psanterin. The word "Santur" represents another phonetic form of this name. " |
Description
Santur is a trapezoidal wooden box, parts of which are made of selected walnut wood, while splitting and string holder are made of metal. Consists of a frame, upper and lower wooden covers. Metal strings. 4 strings of the same tuning pass through each stand. The lower deck of the instrument is a solid board with a thickness of 7 mm, and the upper one with a thickness of 5 mm.
- Length santura with 12 stands - 892 mm
- Width - 315 mm
- Height - 69 mm
- The number of strings is 96.
In connection with the type of instrument settings, such names as “centur sol”, “centur la” and “centur si” are used in the performing environment.
The game of santur is taught at the Baku Art Gymnasium and at the Baku Academy of Music [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Santur . Candidate of Art History Majnun Karimov. Scientific editor: prof. Farhad Badalbeyli
- ↑ CƏNG, TƏNBUR, RUD, RÜBAB, SANTUR, QOPUZ ... - ARAŞDIRMA (in Azerbaijani)
Links
- Santur in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- Santur in the Atlas of traditional music of Azerbaijan . Author: candidate of art criticism Majnun Karimov. Scientific editor: prof. Farhad Badalbeyli