Edward Powell
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CENTRAL ASIA - tuning in fifths?
In Central Asia sometimes the plucked stringed instruments (komuz) are having double string courses tuned in parallel fifths.
Does anyone know much about this practice?
Why it is done?
Where did it come from?
Any theoritcal info on this? How does it fit in with makam/mugam theory?
Any good clips....?
Thanks!
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charlie oud
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Hi Ed,
I too wonder about this. Doudbtless you will be familiar with the tanpura drone and sometimes I tune the high strings on the sarod this way. The
sympathetic strings can also be tune 'c' 'g' 'c' 'g' etc...
Since leraning and listening alot to Arabic music however I'm not convinced the interval of a 5th is always perfect. I feel sure it is usually
very slightly flat most of the time and does not feature in that same dominant way found in Indian and western music.
I hope there are more replies to this post. I'm up for learning. C
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Edward Powell
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| Quote: | Originally posted by charlie oud
I hope there are more replies to this post. I'm up for learning. C |
Me2!!
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I was checking on 'sarod' with Wikipedia and came across a discussion of the related Rubab. At the top of the section it asks if it should be merged
with the Rebab section. What do folks think about this merging of a mere fiddle with a lute even if the strings are often tuned in fifths?
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Edward Powell
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you might be getting confused... there is the fiddle-type Egyptian rabab... and there is the Afghan rabab which is VERY VERY similar to the sarod.
Like a nylon string/steel string guitar difference.
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