Kamancheh
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This article is about the Iranian kamancheh. For the related but different Pontian Greek, Turkish or Armenian instrument, see Kemenche.
The kamancheh (also kamānche or kamāncha) (Persian: کمانچه, Azerbaijani: kamança, Armenian: քամանչա, Kurdish: کەمانچە ,kemançe) is an Iranian bowed string instrument used in Persian,[1] Azerbaijani,[2] Armenian,[3] Kurdish,[4] Georgian, Turkmen, and Uzbek music with slight variations in the structure of the instrument.[5][6] The kamancheh is related to the rebab which is the historical ancestor of the kamancheh and the bowed Byzantine lyra.[7] The strings are played with a variable-tension bow.
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Other names | Kamancha, Kamanche, Kemancheh, Kamanjah, Kabak kemane |
Classification | Bowed strings |
Developed | Iran |
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Quick Facts Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument, Country ...
Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument | |
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Country | Azerbaijan and Iran |
Reference | 01286 |
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Inscription | 2017 (13th session) |
List | Representative |
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In 2017, the art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha was included into the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists of Iran.[8]