Hegit
Stringed Instruments
A deeper and longer looking string instrument, first made of an ellipse or egg-shaped gourd, and later by wood carving. We come across the root of the name ‘hegit’ in the Hungarian sources from the 16th century.
Stringed Instruments
A deeper and longer looking string instrument, first made of an ellipse or egg-shaped gourd, and later by wood carving. We come across the root of the name ‘hegit’ in the Hungarian sources from the 16th century.
Percussion Instruments
The nevbe is a nakkare -a small kettledrum used in mehter (the Ottoman military band) music- with a single bowl and is also known as the ‘Rifâi kudümü’. Nevbe, which is usually called by its own name in Sufi music, also signifies a rite in which rhythm instruments like the halîle, the bendir, daire and the kudüm are played.
Open-Stringed Instruments
An open-stringed instrument popular across Asia and Europe, which is played by beating the strings with zahme. Its origins go back to ‘the çetingen (yatugan)’ instrument, commonly seen in Central Asia. The most advanced types are used in Hungarian or Romanian Gypsy music.