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The goblet drum is a goblet shaped hand drum used in Arab music, Persian music, Balkan music and Turkish music. Its thin, responsive drumhead and resonance help it produce a distinctively crisp sound. It is of ancient origin, and is believed by some to have been invented before the chair. Hand drum is a general term for any type of drum that is played by striking it with the bare hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of beater. ...
Arab music is the music of Arabic-speaking people or countries, especially those centered around the Arabian Peninsula. ...
Figurines playing stringed instruments, excavated at Susa, 3rd millenia BC. Iran National Museum. ...
The music of Southeastern Europe, sometimes characterised by complex rhythm, is a type of music distinct from others in Europe. ...
Turkish music includes the music of modern Turkey, together with related musics in neighbouring regions that once lay within the former Ottoman Empire, and closely related ethnic variants in Central Asia stretching as far as the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. ...
A drumhead is a membrane stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. ...
In physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to absorb more oscillatory energy when the frequency of the oscillations matches the systems natural frequency of vibration (its resonant frequency) than it does at other frequencies. ...
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The instrument is known by different names in different regions. These names, however, refer to the same general type of drum. The Goblet drum is a goblet or hour-glass shaped hand drum used in Arab music, Persian music, Balkan music and Turkish music. ...
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A Tonbak (also known as tombak, donbak, dombak and zarb) is a goblet drum from Persia. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Persian (Ùارسی / پارسی), (local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan: ‘Fârsi’), ‘Pârsi’ (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, western Pakistan...
Jump to: navigation, search Persian (Ùارسی / پارسی), (local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan: ‘Fârsi’), ‘Pârsi’ (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, western Pakistan...
Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...
The Lebanese Latin alphabet created by Saiid Akl Lebanese is the spoken language of modern-day Lebanon, also used around the world by a large Lebanese diaspora. ...
Materials The goblet drum has a single drum head on one end and is open on the other end. The body may be made of beaten, cast, or spun metal, ceramic (often with a glued-on head) or wood. Materials for the head include synthetics such as Mylar or FiberSkyn, as well as more traditional animal skins, such as goat or fish. In general, goblet drums tend to have much lighter heads than African or Indian drums. Mylar is a trade name of DuPont Teijin Films of Hopewell, VA, United States, for biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) polyester film used for its high tensile strength, chemical and dimensional stability, transparency, and electrical insulation. ...
FiberSkyn is the trademarked name of a synthetic plastic material in sheet form that is used in the manufacturing of drum heads by an American company called Remo. ...
While ceramic bodies with skin heads are usually considered to have the best tone, metal bodies and Mylar heads are generally favored by professional musicians because of their practicality, since they are far more durable, easily tunable, and insensitive to weather conditions. Furthermore, drums with Mylar skins can be played very loudly, making them well-matched with modern brass and electric instruments.
The West African djembe, a related instrument, is larger and made from a log carved into a goblet shape. West Africa is the region of western Africa that is generally considered to include the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte dIvoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. ...
A djembe (also djimbe, jembe, jenbe, yembe, sanbanyi in Susu; pronounced JEM-bay) is a skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and meant to be played with bare hands. ...
Technique Goblet drums are played with a much lighter touch and quite different strokes (sometimes including rolls or quick rhythms articulated with the fingertips) than hand drums such as the djembe, found in Africa. A djembe (also djimbe, jembe, jenbe, yembe, sanbanyi in Susu; pronounced JEM-bay) is a skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and meant to be played with bare hands. ...
There are two main types of goblet drums. The Egyptian style has rounded edges around the head, whereas the Turkish style exposes the edge of the head. The exposed edge allows closer access to the head so finger-snapping techniques can be done, but the hard edge discourages the rapid rolls possible with the Egyptian style.
The goblet drum may be played while held under one arm or by placing it between the knees while seated. It produces a resonant, low-sustain sound while played lightly with the fingertips and palm. Some players move their fists in and out of the bell to alter the tone. There are a variety of rhythms that form the basis of the folkloric and modern music and dance styles of the Middle East. Dumbek rhythms are a collection of rhythms that are usually played with hand drums such as the dumbek. ...
There are two main sounds produced by the goblet drum. The first is called the 'doum'. It is the deeper bass sound produced by striking the head near the center with one or more fingertips. The second is called the 'tek' and is the higher-pitched sound produced by hitting near the edge of the head with the fingertips. A 'tek' struck with the secondary hand is also known as a 'ka'. Additionally, there are more complex techniques including snaps, slaps, pops and rolls that are used to ornament the basic rhythm. Hand clapping and hitting the sides of the drum can be used in addition to drumhead sounds.
Another technique commonly used in Bulgaria is to tap with the fingers of one hand and with a thin stick in the other.
Notable goblet drum players Halim El-Dabh (b. ...
Hossam Ramzy was born in Cairo, Egypt. ...
See also A djembe (also djimbe, jembe, jenbe, yembe, sanbanyi in Susu; pronounced JEM-bay) is a skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and meant to be played with bare hands. ...
Hand drum is a general term for any type of drum that is played by striking it with the bare hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of beater. ...
The tarabuka (see also darabuka) is an hourglass-shaped drum of a medium size made from wood and animal skin. ...
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