Persian santur
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The Persian santur is a traditional Iranian hammered dulcimer with a trapezoidal wooden body and numerous strings struck with light wooden mallets, widely used in classical Persian music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| santur | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian musical instrument
ⓘ
hammered dulcimer ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dastgah-e Chahargah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dastgah-e Homayun NERFINISHED ⓘ dastgah-e Mahur NERFINISHED ⓘ dastgah-e Segah NERFINISHED ⓘ dastgah-e Shur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
santour
ⓘ
santur ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bridges
ⓘ
strings ⓘ tuning pegs ⓘ wooden body ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Persian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | core instrument of Persian art music ⓘ |
| hasPlayingPosition |
placed horizontally
ⓘ
played while seated ⓘ |
| hasPlayingTechnique |
ornamentation
ⓘ
rapid tremolo ⓘ rolls ⓘ |
| hasRange | approximately three octaves ⓘ |
| hasShape | trapezoidal ⓘ |
| hasTuningSystem | dastgah system ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arab santur
ⓘ
Indian santoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi santur ⓘ Turkish santur ⓘ |
| isMemberOf |
string instruments
ⓘ
zither family ⓘ |
| playedWith |
light wooden mallets
ⓘ
mezrab ⓘ |
| requires |
precise tuning
ⓘ
specialized performance technique ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
bright tone
ⓘ
metallic timbre ⓘ |
| soundProduction | strings struck by mallets ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
brass strings
ⓘ
steel strings ⓘ walnut wood ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accompaniment of vocal music
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instrumental ensemble performance ⓘ solo performance ⓘ |
| usedInEnsemble | Persian classical ensemble ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Persian classical music
ⓘ
traditional Iranian music ⓘ |
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santur