Santoor
The Indian santoor is an trapezoid shaped hammered dulcimer or string musical instrument made of walnut, with seventy two strings, native to Jammu and Kashmir, with ancient history. It was called Shatha Tantri Veena in ancient Sanskrit Texts. A primitive ancestor of this type of instruments was used in Mesopotamia (1600-911 BC) and Babylonia.
Development
In ancient Sanskrit texts, it has been referred to as shatatantri vina (100-stringed vina). In India, the santoor was used as an accompaniment instrument to the folk music of Kashmir. It is played in a style of music known as the Sufiana Mausiqi. The Sufi mystics used it as an accompaniment to their hymns. In Indian Santoor, the special-shaped mallets (mezrab) are lightweight and are held between the index and middle fingers. A typical santoor has two sets of bridges, providing a range of three octaves. The Indian santoor is more rectangular and can have more strings than the Persian counterpart, which generally has 72 strings. Musical instruments very similar to Santoor are traditionally used all over the world.
Santur
The santur (also santūr, santour, santoor ) (Persian: سنتور) is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin The term Santur originated with meaning "100 strings
Description
The oval-shaped Mezrabs (mallets) are feather-weight and are held between the thumb, index and middle fingers. A typical Persian santur has two sets of bridges, providing a range of approximately three octaves. The right-hand strings are made of brass or copper, while the left-hand strings are made of steel. Two rows of 9 bridges called "kharak." A total of 18 bridges divide the santur into three positions. Over each bridge crosses four strings tuned in unison, spanning horizontally across the right and left side of the instrument. There are three sections of nine pitches: each for the bass, middle and higher octave called Poshte Kharak (behind the left bridges) comprising 27 notes all together. The top "F" note is repeated 2 times, creating a total of 25 separate tones in the Santur. The Persian santur is primarily tuned to a variety of different diatonic scales utilizing 1/4 tones (semi-tones) which are designated into 12 modes (Dastgahs) of Persian classical music. These 12 Dastgahs are the repertory of Persian classical music known as the Radif.
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