tonbak
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The tombak (), tonbak () or zarb () is an Iranian goblet drum. It is considered the principal percussion instrument of Persian music. The tombak is normally positioned diagonally across the torso, while the player uses one or more fingers and/or the palm(s) of the hand(s) on the drumhead, often (for a ringing timbre) near the drumhead's edge. Sometimes, tombak players wear metal finger rings for an extra-percussive "click" on the drum's shell. Tombak virtuosi often perform solos lasting ten minutes or more.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Tonbak
- Instrument.image
- TOM.BAK.jpg
- Instrument.background
- Percussion
- Instrument.names
- Tonbak, Zarb
- Instrument.classification
- Percussion
- Instrument.related
- Daf
- Instrument.musicians
- Hossein Tehrani, Ramin Rahimi
- Instrument.image_capt
- A tombak made in Isfahan, Iran
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Playing technique
- Main performers
- Hossein Tehrāni
- Farhangfar Nasser
- Modern players
- See also
- References
- External links
The tombak (), tonbak () or zarb () is an Iranian goblet drum. It is considered the principal percussion instrument of Persian music. The tombak is normally positioned diagonally across the torso, while the player uses one or more fingers and/or the palm(s) of the hand(s) on the drumhead, often (for a ringing timbre) near the drumhead's edge. Sometimes, tombak players wear metal finger rings for an extra-percussive "click" on the drum's shell. Tombak virtuosi often perform solos lasting ten minutes or more.
==Description== thumb|Early to mid 19th-century zarb, part of Qajar Iran
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