Khorezm, Uzbekistan, where it is called bulaman, balaman or balaban. That last name, balaban, is more widely used however for another kind of double-reed...

Initially the orchestra consisted of only five instruments: tar, kamancha, balaban, daf and naghara. Afterwards, gosha-naghara, zurna, tutak, canon, fortepiano...

orchestration. Solo parts performed by mugham masters, accompanied by the tar, balaban, and zurna, form the ‘coiled whole’ with recited lyric inclusions from...

sazanda (ensemble of musicians) used to include the tar, kamancheh, and balaban for playing tasnif and rangs. When playing tunes and color pieces, the...