Setar

Also known as saitār, sehtār, setā, setór, sihtār, Iranian setar

A setar (, ) (lit: "Three Strings") is a stringed instrument, a type of lute used in Persian traditional music, played solo or accompanying voice. It is a member of the tanbur family of long-necked lutes with a range of more than two and a half octaves. Originally a three stringed instrument, a fourth string was added by Mushtaq Ali Shah by the mid 19th century. It is played with the index finger of the right hand.

Key facts

Instrument.name: Setar (سه‌تار‎)
Instrument.names: setaar or setâr
Instrument.image: setar.jpg
Instrument.image_capt: A typical Iranian setar
Instrument.background: string
Instrument.classification: Plucked
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs: 321.321
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc: Necked-bowl lutes: instruments in which sound is produced by one or more vibrating strings, in which the resonator and string bearer are physically united and can not be separated without destroying the instrument, in which the strings run in a plane parallel to the sound table, whose body is shaped like a bowl
Instrument.developed: Developed by the 15th century, possibly earlier. 4th string added widely by 19th century
Instrument.range: 130px|center
Instrument.related: Choghur Tambouras Tanbur Tar
Instrument.sound sample: thumb|center |A short clip in "Dastgahe Segah" using the Setar.

via Wikipedia infobox

Article · Italiano

Il Setar (in persiano سه‌تار, da seh, che significa "tre" e tār, cioè "corda") è uno strumento musicale iraniano, membro della famiglia del liuto e che si suona con il dito indice della mano destra. Due secoli e mezzo fa, gli è stata aggiunta una quarta corda. Ha dai 25 ai 27 mobili, fatti solitamente o con intestini animali o seta. Sebbene incerta la data d'invenzione, è noto che fu creato in Persia prima dell'avvento dell'Islam.

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