Setar (Persian: سه ‌تار, from seh, meaning "three" and tār, meaning "string") is an Iranian musical instrument. It is a member of the lute family. Two and a half centuries ago, a fourth string was added to the setar, which has 25 - 27 moveable frets. It originated in Persia around the time of the spread of Islam and is a direct descendant of the larger and louder tanbur. The setar is significantly different from the Indian sitar, with which it is sometimes confused due to the similarity of their names^{[citation needed]}. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A string instrument (also stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The angélique (French, from Italian angelica) is a plucked string instrument of the lute family of the baroque era. ... An Archlute by Matteo Sellas, Venice, 17th century The archlute (Italian arciliuto, German Erzlaute, Russian Архилютня) a European plucked string instrument was developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficuties in the performance of solo music, and... This article is about the instrument. ... // History The barbat is an ancient instrument of Persian origin, refined during the Arab age into the current form of oud. ... The baÄŸlama is a stringed musical instrument shared by various cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean. ... For other uses, see Biwa (disambiguation). ... For bouzoukia, see nightclubs in Greece. ... Visit the Guitar Portal A Bolivian charango This article is about an instrument. ... Chitarra Italiana is a lute-shaped plucked instrument with 4 or 5 single (sometimes double) strings, in a tuning similar to that of guitar. ... The daguangxian (大广弦; pinyin: dàguÇŽngxián) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. ... The đàn tỳ bà is a Vietnamese traditional plucked string instrument. ... The dombra is a long-necked, two-stringed instrument, possessing a resonating chamber, somewhat similar to a banjo or a lute, and especially popular in the Central Asian nations. ... Domra Domra (домра) is a long-necked Russian string instrument with three or four steel strings and a round resonator. ... Dotar Khorasan The dutar (also dotar or doutar) is a traditional long-necked two-stringed lute found in Central Asia. ... Similar to Electric guitar,the Pipa is modified with the electric components to change its performance. ... Side view of an erhu. ... An Irish Bouzouki The Irish bouzouki is a slightly modified bouzouki Bouzoukis were introduced into Irish Traditional Music in the 1970s, by Johnny Moynihan and Alec Finn, and popularised by Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny. ... A liuqin The liuqin (柳琴; pinyin: liÇ”q­ín) is a four-stringed Chinese lute with a pear-shaped body. ... A renaissance-era lute. ... The mandocello (sometimes spelled mandacello) is a musical instrument of the mandolin family. ... mandola A mandola (US and Canada) or tenor mandola (Europe, Ireland, and UK) is a stringed musical instrument. ... This article is about the musical instrument. ... Front and rear views of an oud. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... A woman plays the pipa in the New York City Subways Times Square Station, 2004. ... The rubab (also spelled rubāb) is a plucked string instrument from Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... Diagram of some sitar parts. ... Surbahar The surbahar (also known as bass sitar) is a plucked string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of North India. ... Tanbur The tanbur (var. ... This article is about the Turkish tanbur. ... The saz is a Turkish plucked stringed instrument, a member of the long-necked lute family. ... Theorbo A theorbo (from Italian tiorba, also tuorbe in French, Theorbe in German) is a plucked string instrument. ... A tiorbino, a little theorbo (tiorbo in Italian), is a rare stringed instrument, a type of long-necked lute resembling a theorbo but significantly smaller and pitched an octave higher. ... The tiqin (Chinese: ; pinyin: tíqín) is a name applied to several two-stringed Chinese bowed string instruments in the huqin family of instruments. ... Topshur is a northern turki (tuvans, altai, khakas) two-stringed musical instrument, a domra-kind. ... Woman playing the Veena. ... Zhonghu The zhonghu (中胡, pinyin: zhōnghú) is a low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument. ... Farsi redirects here. ... A renaissance-era lute. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Tanbur The tanbur (var. ... Diagram of some sitar parts. ...

Notable setar players

• Mirza Abdollah
• Yusef Forutan
• Sa'id Hormozi
• Kazem Davoudian
• Ahmad Ebadi
• Abolhasan Saba
• Arsalan Dargahi
• Nur-Ali Borumand
• Mohammad Reza Lotfi
• Majid Derakhshani
• Hossein Alizadeh
• Jalal Zolfonun (Zoufonoun)
• Dariush Talai
• Dariush Safvat
• Kayvan Saket

Mirza Abdollah, also known as Agha Mirza Abdollah Farahani, (1843–1918) was a musician and tar and setar player. ... Ostad Said Hormozi (1897 - 1976) was born in one of the old neighborhoods of Tehran called Sangalaj. ... Ahmad Ebadi, (1906-1992) was an Iranian musician and setar player. ... The tomb of Saba is prohibited from visitor access. ... Mohammad Reza Lotfi was born in 1947 in Gorgan, northern Iran. ... Alizadeh at a concert in London Hossein Alizadeh (Persian: ) who is of Azerbaijani descent, is a Grammy Award nominated Iranian composer, Radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and excellent tar and setar instrumentalist and improvisor, dubbed by many as an Ostad (Master of Persian music). ... Jalal Zolfonoun Jalal Zolfonun (1937 – ) (sometimes spelled or pronounced Zoufonoun) is a master of the setar, as well a composer and teacher of Persian music. ... Dariush (Daryush) Safvat (داريوش صفوت) (b. ... Kayvan Saket (in Persian: ) is an Iranian composer, Radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and excellent Tar and Setar instrumentalist and improvisor, dubbed by many as an Ostad (Master of Persian music). ...

Setor

The Tajik setor is quite a big instrument and because of the metal strings and the use of a wire fingerplectrum more similar to the Uzbek tanbur, but also to the Indian sitar, which is probably the reason for the similar name.

The body of the setor is made like a dutar, with separate ribs. The front is made of softwood, with a few soundholes drilled in it. The neck is wide and hollow, with a straight pegbox. There are about 10 metal strings, including a few extra drone strings starting from pegs half way on the left side of the neck. The frets are wound-on nylon or gut.

Hamid Motebassem Playing Setar

Setar

Azerbaijani Setar

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See also

• Music of Iran

Figurines playing stringed instruments, excavated at Susa, 3rd millennium BC. Iran National Museum. ...

External links

• Setar[1]
• Setor[2]

Setar music samples

• Nay-Nava the Encyclopedia of Persian Music Instruments
• setar.info (Setar Samples of famous players)

• dejkam.com (Setar)
• dejkam.com (Setar)
• dejkam.com (Setar)
• dejkam.com (Setar & Tonbak)
• Kereshmeh Records They also have some discussion on the setar.
• Jalal Zolfonun sample accompanied with Daf

v • d • e Iranian Musical Instruments
String Instruments (Sāzhāy-e Zehī):	█  Bowed instruments:   ; Ghazhak  • Kamāncheh  • Robāb █  Plucked instruments:    Barbat  • Chang  • Dotār  • Qānūn  • Robāb  • Sallāneh  • Sāz  • Setār  • Tanbūr  • Tār  • Ūd  • Shurangiz █  Struck instruments:   Santur
Woodwind instruments (Sāzhāy-e Bādī):	█  Exposed:    Darāy  • Sornā  • Karnay  • Shehnai  • Narmeh-ney  • Dozaleh █  End-blown:   Haft Band  • Nāy (Ney)  • Sheypur
Percussion instrument (Sāzhāy-e Kūbeheyī/Zarbī):	█  Auxiliary Percussion:    Daf  • Dohol  • Dāvūl  • Dāyereh Zangī  • Naqāreh  • Tonbak (Dombak)  • Kūs  • Sanj  • Dammam  • Udu
See also:	Iranian musical instruments • Persian traditional music