Persian Instruments

By Author: Saeed Azadbakhsh
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The sound of wind, the collision of tree leaves with each other, the sound of birds, the sound of sea waves, waterfalls and etc. It was the first sound of music that man knew before history – before he had a script and a language. By imitating nature, he repeated his connection with nature. By blowing on the hollows or bones of animals, the hollow on trunks of trees or the shells of sea creatures made louder sounds that were a means of alerting, communicating, or instilling fear in the hearts of the enemy and the animals.
Iranian instruments can be divided into four categories in terms of the type and form of sound production:
Persian String Instruments: In this Instruments Sound is created by the vibration of string, such as Persian Tar, Persian Dutar, Persian Setar, Oud, Tanboor, Rubab, Kamancheh, Ghaychak, Santur ...
... etc.
Persian Woodwind Instruments: Woodwind Instruments were one of the first man-made musical instruments to blow a cone, leaf, or even animal horns to produce a loud and horny sound such as Flute, Ney, Dozaleh, Duduk, Sorna, etc.
Persian Bagpipes Instruments: Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag such as Ney Anban.
Persian Drum Instruments: Drum Instruments are instruments that produce sound through impact, shaking, abrasion, scratching, or any other action that causes oscillation such as Tombak, Daf, Dozaleh, Naqareh, Dohol, etc.