The instrument name appears in 10th-century manuscripts, which indicate that the bridge (harrak) was made of almond shells. The ghidjak as depicted in 15th-century Persian miniatures resembles the modern instrument in its construction.[1]
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The ghijek as it is used in Xinjiang has four strings, either with a bowl soundbox (similar to the kamancheh), or with a box soundbox often made from a tin can.[3] One of Xinjiang's most prominent ghijek players is Akram Omar (艾克热木·吾买尔 / ئەكرەم ئۆمەر / Акрам Омар), from Kashgar.video
ghijak, some, this, article, listed, sources, reliable, please, help, improve, this, article, looking, better, more, reliable, sources, unreliable, citations, challenged, removed, june, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, ghijak, also, spelled,. Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help improve this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The ghijak also spelled ghidjak ghichak gidzhak gijak g ijjak 1 or ghijek Uyghur غىجەك giҗәk romanized ghijek or occasionally Uyghur غىرجەك girҗәk romanized ghirjek Chinese 艾捷克 aijieke or 吉孜哈克 jizihake Russian Gidzhak is a group of related spike fiddles used by Afghans Uzbeks Uyghurs Tajiks Turkmens Qaraqalpaks 2 and in the Xinjiang province of western China Despite the similarity of the name it is more closely related to the Persian kamancheh than the ghaychak GhijakClassificationBowed string instrumentRelated instrumentsKamancheh Contents 1 History 2 Xinjiang 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Gydzhak or Gʻijjak spike fiddles grim Russian Turkestan The instrument name appears in 10th century manuscripts which indicate that the bridge harrak was made of almond shells The ghidjak as depicted in 15th century Persian miniatures resembles the modern instrument in its construction 1 Xinjiang editThe ghijek as it is used in Xinjiang has four strings either with a bowl soundbox similar to the kamancheh or with a box soundbox often made from a tin can 3 One of Xinjiang s most prominent ghijek players is Akram Omar 艾克热木 吾买尔 ئەكرەم ئۆمەر Akram Omar from Kashgar videoSee also editkamanchehReferences edit a b John Baily and Razia Sultanova 2001 Ghidjak Grove Music Online 8th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 1 56159 263 0 Ghijak Aga Khan Development Network Retrieved 2020 08 24 Badakhshani Instruments Retrieved 2020 08 24 External links editAfghan ghaychak box lute Tajik ghijak box lute Archived 2009 04 15 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This article relating to lutes is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ghijak amp oldid 1218747187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
