(From Edward William Lane's An Account of the Manners and Customs of theModern Egyptians.) Modern Arghul, 3 ft. 2½ in. long.[1]
The arghul is a double-pipe, Single-reedwoodwind instrument that consists of two tubes: a melody pipe with between five and seven holes and a longer drone (Arabic ardiyya, "ground") pipe. Its tone is similar to that of a clarinet, although a bit more reed-like. Unlike the similar mijwiz, the arghul has fingering holes on only one of the instrument's pipes (the melody pipe), and the drone pipe has a detachable length that allows the player to alter the pitch of the drone.
In the illustration above all three lengths are shown in use. An arghul belonging to the collection of the Conservatoire Royal at Brussels, described by Victor Mahillon in his catalogue[2] (No. 113), gives the following scale: —
Short Pipe.
Drone Pipe.
Holes uncovered.
Without additional joint.
With shortest additional joint.
With shortest and medium additional joints.
With longest additional joint.
Arghuls are used in Egypt and other Arab nations as an accompaniment to belly dancing, Dabke, and other types of Arabic musical performances. Circular breathing is an important part of the playing of the instrument.
There are three varieties of arghuls: the small arghul (arghoul alasghar), the medium arghul (arghoul alsoghayr), and the large arghul (arghoul alkebir).
Çifteedit
Çifte is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. It is made by tying two reed pipes side by side. Two small reed pieces which produce the sound are added to the ends of both reeds. These two small reeds are taken into the mouth cavity and it is played by blowing the air into both at the same time.
There are two çifte types known as Demli Çifte and Demsiz Çifte. In demli çifte one of the reeds does not have any pitch keys and it just produces a drone. There are melody keys on the other reed and the main melody is played through them.
Çifte is also known as Argun, Argul, Kargın or Zambır at different regions.
In Turkish, the word "çifte" also refers to a double-barreled shotgun, no doubt because of the barrels' resemblance to the wind instrument.
The dozaleh is one of the old folk wind instruments of Iran which is used in mirth celebrations. Abu Nasr Farabi had called it Mezmarol-Mosana or Mozdavadg [mozdavej] ("married"). The dozaleh has a sound like Ney-anbān [neianbAn] (bagpipe), but to some extent more clear and lower. It is played in Khorasan [xorAsAn], Kermanshah [KermAnSAh], and mostly in Iran. In some different dialects it is called Zanbooreh [zanbureh].
The making of the Arghul, in Egypt by Dominik Huber
Listeningedit
January 01, 1970
arghul, arghul, arabic, أرغول, يرغول, also, spelled, argul, arghoul, arghool, argol, yarghul, musical, instrument, reed, family, been, used, since, ancient, egyptian, times, still, used, traditional, instrument, egypt, palestine, syria, jordan, with, bell, att. The arghul Arabic أرغول or يرغول also spelled argul arghoul arghool argol or yarghul is a musical instrument in the reed family It has been used since ancient Egyptian times and is still used as a traditional instrument in Egypt Palestine Syria and Jordan ArghulArghul with bell attached Woodwind instrumentClassificationsingle reed aerophoneHornbostel Sachs classification422 211 2 single reed instrument with cylindrical bore and fingerholes Related instrumentsbulban clarinet diplica dili tuiduk dozaleh cifte launeddas mijwiz pilili Reclam de xeremies sipsi zammara zummara Contents 1 Basic characteristics 2 Cifte 3 Dozaleh 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links 7 1 ListeningBasic characteristics edit nbsp From Edward William Lane s An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians Modern Arghul 3 ft 2 in long 1 The arghul is a double pipe Single reed woodwind instrument that consists of two tubes a melody pipe with between five and seven holes and a longer drone Arabic ardiyya ground pipe Its tone is similar to that of a clarinet although a bit more reed like Unlike the similar mijwiz the arghul has fingering holes on only one of the instrument s pipes the melody pipe and the drone pipe has a detachable length that allows the player to alter the pitch of the drone In the illustration above all three lengths are shown in use An arghul belonging to the collection of the Conservatoire Royal at Brussels described by Victor Mahillon in his catalogue 2 No 113 gives the following scale Short Pipe Drone Pipe nbsp nbsp Holes uncovered Without additional joint With shortest additional joint With shortest and medium additional joints With longest additional joint Arghuls are used in Egypt and other Arab nations as an accompaniment to belly dancing Dabke and other types of Arabic musical performances Circular breathing is an important part of the playing of the instrument There are three varieties of arghuls the small arghul arghoul alasghar the medium arghul arghoul alsoghayr and the large arghul arghoul alkebir Cifte editCifte is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type It is made by tying two reed pipes side by side Two small reed pieces which produce the sound are added to the ends of both reeds These two small reeds are taken into the mouth cavity and it is played by blowing the air into both at the same time There are two cifte types known as Demli Cifte and Demsiz Cifte In demli cifte one of the reeds does not have any pitch keys and it just produces a drone There are melody keys on the other reed and the main melody is played through them Cifte is also known as Argun Argul Kargin or Zambir at different regions In Turkish the word cifte also refers to a double barreled shotgun no doubt because of the barrels resemblance to the wind instrument Dozaleh editSee main article Dozaleh The dozaleh is one of the old folk wind instruments of Iran which is used in mirth celebrations Abu Nasr Farabi had called it Mezmarol Mosana or Mozdavadg mozdavej married The dozaleh has a sound like Ney anban neianbAn bagpipe but to some extent more clear and lower It is played in Khorasan xorAsAn Kermanshah KermAnSAh and mostly in Iran In some different dialects it is called Zanbooreh zanbureh See also editAulos Launeddas MijwizNotes edit Schlesinger 1911 Schlesinger 1911 cites Catalogue descriptif et analytique du musee du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles Ghent 1880 p 141 References editAttribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Schlesinger Kathleen 1911 Arghoul In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 2 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 475 External links editArghul page from Zaman Production site The making of the Arghul in Egypt by Dominik Huber Listening edit Arghul audio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arghul amp oldid 1213490280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
