| Qanun |
QANUN - The Qanun or sometime spelled Kanoon, is a flat 75 string
zither-type instrument, trapezoidal in shape. Its twenty-six triple courses of
strings are made from nylon or metal-wound silk. The Egyptian Qanun is
usually made out of walnut wood, and horse hair for strings. These strings
are strummed by a metal rings worn by the musician on his finger. It similar to
the autoharp but a bit larger. It has a long bridge on the right hand, and on
the left side each course of strings passes over a series of small brass levers
that make the microtonal changes in the pitch. Also reviewed is the Qanoon
(kanoun), a multi stringed instrument which sits horizontally on a base, similar
to a keyboard stand. A difficult and complicated instrument to play, it
produces a lovely sound with a hint of a tremor.
The Qanun has a delicate, intricate sound, brighter and seemingly faster than
that of the Oud. The Qanun is an instrument that is usually played as an
improvised solo to taqsim. TAQSIM (taqsim means improvisation), the
featured instrument is played in a non traditional style. The strings are tuned
to the basic notes of a given scale. The pitch of each course is lowered or
raised by a whole step, half step, or quarter step by lowering or raising fixed
metal levers that stop the strings at specific distances.
The qanun is considered the best instrument of rich tunes and rapturous
music.It consists of around three octaves and a half , thus it covers All the
Arabic scales and considered the constitution for all Arab musical instruments
and one of the best instruments for solo performance and ensemble or
accompanied with songs.
zither-type instrument, trapezoidal in shape. Its twenty-six triple courses of
strings are made from nylon or metal-wound silk. The Egyptian Qanun is
usually made out of walnut wood, and horse hair for strings. These strings
are strummed by a metal rings worn by the musician on his finger. It similar to
the autoharp but a bit larger. It has a long bridge on the right hand, and on
the left side each course of strings passes over a series of small brass levers
that make the microtonal changes in the pitch. Also reviewed is the Qanoon
(kanoun), a multi stringed instrument which sits horizontally on a base, similar
to a keyboard stand. A difficult and complicated instrument to play, it
produces a lovely sound with a hint of a tremor.
The Qanun has a delicate, intricate sound, brighter and seemingly faster than
that of the Oud. The Qanun is an instrument that is usually played as an
improvised solo to taqsim. TAQSIM (taqsim means improvisation), the
featured instrument is played in a non traditional style. The strings are tuned
to the basic notes of a given scale. The pitch of each course is lowered or
raised by a whole step, half step, or quarter step by lowering or raising fixed
metal levers that stop the strings at specific distances.
The qanun is considered the best instrument of rich tunes and rapturous
music.It consists of around three octaves and a half , thus it covers All the
Arabic scales and considered the constitution for all Arab musical instruments
and one of the best instruments for solo performance and ensemble or
accompanied with songs.
