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Persian musical instruments
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Persian musical instruments or Iranian musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories: classical, Western and folk. Most of Persian musical instruments spread in the former Persia
Portrait of a music group in the Naser al-Din Shah Qajar era, 1886
Portrait of a music group in the Naser al-Din Shah Qajar era, 1886
17th century fresco at Chehel Sotoun showing musicians at a 1658 entertainment, in which Shah Abbas II hosted Nadr Mohammed Khan.
17th century fresco at Chehel Sotoun showing musicians at a 1658 entertainment, in which Shah Abbas II hosted Nadr Mohammed Khan.
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Setar, ca. 1610
Setar, ca. 1610
Santur
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The santur is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin.
Persian musical instruments
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Persian Classical Santur
Persian Classical Santur
The archetype of the instrument carried horizontally and struck with two sticks, found in iconographical documents in ancient Babylon (1600–911 BCE) a
The archetype of the instrument carried horizontally and struck with two sticks, found in iconographical documents in ancient Babylon (1600–911 BCE) and Neo-Assyria (911–612 BCE).
Woman playing a santur, early 19th century, in Qajar Iran
Woman playing a santur, early 19th century, in Qajar Iran
Chalghi santur player playing on a non-standard Iraqi santur
Chalghi santur player playing on a non-standard Iraqi santur