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| Ghaval |  | Ghaval, the Azerbaijani frame drum, is played in Azerbaijani folk and art music. In Azerbaijani art music a traditional ensemble contains a singer, which plays on ghaval (center) and two instrumentalists, one plays on tar (long-necked lute)(left) and the other plays on kamancheh (bowed spike fiddle) (right). | |
| Kamancheh |  | The kamancheh or kamencheh is a Persian and Azeri instrument related to the violin. Played with a variable-tension bow, the kamancheh consists of a round body made from gourd or wood, which acts as a sound box, covered with a thin sheep or fish skin membrane. Traditional kamanchehs have three silk strings, however, modern ones have four metal ones. At the bottom of the instrument is a spike to support the kamancheh while it is being played. This instrument is widely played in classical Mugham music of Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, with slight variations in the structure of the instrument. | |
| Komuz |  | The komuz or kopuz (translating literally as "instrument") is an ancient fretless string instrument used in Kyrgyz music, closely related to other Turkic string instruments and the lute. The oldest known komuz dates from the 4th century although the Gopuz in Azerbaijan is believed to date back to 6000 BC following an archaelogicial discovery of clay plates depicting gopuz players. The komuz is generally made from a single piece of wood (usually apricot or juniper) and has three strings made out of gut. In the most common tunings the middle string is the highest in pitch. | |
