Nuzhe
Musical Instrument from Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The nuzhe (Azerbaijani: nüzhə or ənnüzhət) is an Azerbaijani[1] string instrument. Nuzhe was made in base of çeng and qanun (instrument). Nuzhe, invented by prominent music expert Safi al-Din al-Urmawi.[2]
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The words "Nuzha" and "An-Nuzha" in Arabic mean "entertainment" or "delight," which relates to the instrument's sound timbre.[3]
This instrument, widely used in the Middle Ages, began to fade from memory after the 16th century. However, through research in archives, it has become possible to restore the instrument.
In terms of structure, it resembles the santur and is chromatic like the santur. It has a long rectangular shape with 81 strings. Considering that every three strings are tuned in unison, it can be deduced that the Nuzha musical instrument produces 27 different sounds.[4]
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