Archaeopress Tanbûr Long-Necked Lutes along the Silk Road and beyond

&;Tanbûr Long-Necked Lutes Along the Silk Road and Beyond&; explores the origin, history, construction, and playing techniques of tanbûrs, a musical instrument widely used over vast territories and over many centuries. The diffusion of the tanbûr into the musical cultures along the Silk Road resulted in a variety of tanbûrs with two or more, occasionally doubled or tripled courses, a varying number and variously tuned frets, each having its own characteristic sound, playing technique, and repertory. Since the last century, tanbûrs spread beyond the Silk Road while new versions continue to appear due to changing musical and tonal demands made on them. Similar or identical instruments are also known by other names, such as saz or bağlama, dotâr or dutâr, setâr, dömbra, and dambura. This book is divided into two main parts: `The Tanbur Tradition' discusses the origin, history, construction and playing techniques of tanburs; `The Tanbur Family' focusses on long-necked lutes as a family of musical instruments. After a short introduction, the construction, playing technique, and musical traditions are discussed. Autorid: Hans de Zeeuw