Mizmar (instrument)
Mizmar, also mizmar baladi, muzmar, Arabic مزمار, DMG mizmar, plural mazāmīr, commonly referred to a played in the Arab folk music wind instrument with a single or double reed. In the vast, narrow sense mizmar a simple Kegeloboe that is used in traditional Egyptian music.
Dissemination
The mizmar is related to the woodwind instruments incurred in the Persian room type surnai, which have spread in many parts of Asia. Typical of most Oboes in popular music in the Arab and Asian countries is the combination of two wind instruments and a drum. In the Turkish zurna music is a supplement with a frame drum davul.
Design and style of play
The one-piece body is made of a conically -turned piece of wood that is bored inside and provided with seven to ten finger-holes on the top and a thumb hole at the bottom. Traditional ( mišmiš ) is used in Egypt apricot wood, with newer instruments, the horn made of metal can be.
There are three sizes: the sibs is 28 to 30 cm in length and an internal tube diameter of 1.4 cm, the smallest and highest -sounding oboe. She shares the melody with the medium-sized, 36 to 40 cm long chalabiya whose inner pipe diameter is 1.6 to 1.9 cm. The long mined or qabak ( 58 to 61 cm; inside 1.7 cm) produced a deep drone.
The mizmar is played with circular breathing. It produces a penetrating nasal tone and is - as the name extension baladi ( "rural", " folk ", " homelike " ) recognizable - used exclusively in folk music. In Egypt, this includes, among others, the Baladi music. In a typical music group performing at dances and weddings, playing three equal chalabiya together with a doubt leagues, cylindrical drum ( tabl baladi ). Because of polyphonic melodies never less than three mazāmīr be used. If rarely larger ensemble a fourth mizmar and a tambourine ( Naqrazan ) are added. If at major festivals or weddings at a late hour requires a particularly penetrating music, the musicians change to a little sibs and two large qabak. The term sibs does not refer to the small instrument, but on the high-sounding function within the orchestra. Although several flutes play together, the smallest flute is called sibs.
Among the oriental dances ( raqs ), which are accompanied by mizmar - Baladi orchestras belong to Egypt a woman dance ( raqs al - baladi ) and a stick dance of men ( raqs al - Assaya ), also called saidi, and a pitcher dance of women in Tunisia. The orchestra will make for musical greeting the guests (Salamandra ), further play in processions or as complement of trained dancing horses.
When Ghawazi music playing mizmar, drum and spit sounds rababa together. The mizmar should not be confused midschwiz with the Egyptian double reed pipe.