Mijwiz
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 Mijwiz from Egypt | |
| Woodwind instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | single-reed aerophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.211.2 (single reed instrument with cylindrical bore and fingerholes) |
| Related instruments | |
|
zummara | |
The mijwiz (
musical instrument popular in Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan.[1][2] Its name in Arabic means "dual," because of its consisting of two, short, bamboo pipes with reed tips put together, making the mijwiz a double-pipe, single-reed woodwind instrument
.
Background
The mijwiz consists of two pipes of equal length; each pipe has around five or six small holes for fingering. It requires a special playing technique known as "
Arabic: جيب المجوز يا عبّود) by the singer Sabah
.
The mijwiz is also related to the arghul (or yarghoul), which consists of one short pipe with five to six holes and a longer pipe joined to it just like the mijwiz and produces a very similar sound to it.
The mijwiz like the argoul is related to ancestor of some types of
bagpipes
. However, in the case of the mijwiz, the cheeks of the player with their circular breathing act like the bag that contains the air in a bagpipe.
See also
References
- ^ "Mijwiz". Acousticslab.org. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ "Mijwiz". grinnell.edu. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015.
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