Arghul
Woodwind instrument | |
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Classification | single-reed aerophone |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.211.2 (single reed instrument with cylindrical bore and fingerholes) |
Related instruments | |
zummara |
The arghul (
Basic characteristics
(From Edward William Lane's An Account of the Manners and Customs of the
Modern Egyptians.)
Modern Arghul, 3 ft. 2½ in. long.[1]
The arghul is a double-pipe,
In the illustration above all three lengths are shown in use. An arghul belonging to the collection of the Conservatoire Royal at Brussels, described by Victor Mahillon in his catalogue[2] (No. 113), gives the following scale: —
Short Pipe. | Drone Pipe. | ||||
Holes uncovered. |
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Arghuls are used in Egypt and other
There are three varieties of arghuls: the small arghul (arghoul alasghar), the medium arghul (arghoul alsoghayr), and the large arghul (arghoul alkebir).
Çifte
Çifte is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. It is made by tying two reed pipes side by side. Two small reed pieces which produce the sound are added to the ends of both reeds. These two small reeds are taken into the mouth cavity and it is played by blowing the air into both at the same time.
There are two çifte types known as Demli Çifte and Demsiz Çifte. In demli çifte one of the reeds does not have any pitch keys and it just produces a drone. There are melody keys on the other reed and the main melody is played through them.
Çifte is also known as Argun, Argul, Kargın or Zambır at different regions.
In Turkish, the word "çifte" also refers to a double-barreled shotgun, no doubt because of the barrels' resemblance to the wind instrument.
Dozaleh
- See main article: Dozaleh
The dozaleh is one of the old folk wind instruments of Iran which is used in mirth celebrations.
See also
Notes
- ^ Schlesinger 1911
- ^ Schlesinger 1911 cites: Catalogue descriptif et analytique du musée du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles (Ghent, 1880), p. 141.
References
Attribution:
- public domain: Schlesinger, Kathleen (1911). "Arghoul". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 475. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Arghul page from Zaman Production site
- The making of the Arghul, in Egypt by Dominik Huber