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    The komuz or qomuz (Kyrgyz: комуз Kyrgyz pronunciation: [qoˈmuz], Azerbaijani: Qopuz, Turkish: Kopuz) is an ancient fretless string instrument used in...
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    temir komuz (sometimes temir qomuz meaning 'iron komuz/qomuz', ooz komuz meaning 'mouth komuz', or gubuz) is a Kyrgyz jaw harp, while the komuz is a three-stringed...
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  • The Komuz languages are a proposed branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family which would include the Koman languages, the Gumuz languages and the Shabo...
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    pre-Turkish Anatolia. It is partly descended from the Turkic komuz. The kopuz, or komuz, differs from the bağlama in that it has a leather-covered body...
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    reason. Otyken's music is performed with traditional instruments such as the komuz, igil, jaw harp, rattle, tambourine, and leather drum, although modern instruments...
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    recognized as distinct from neighbouring Koman; it was separated out (forming "Komuz") by Bender (1989). Lionel Bender came up with a classification which expanded...
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  • side-blown flute, chopo-choor and the temir ooz komuz (mouth komuz), also known as jaw harp in some countries. The komuz is the national instrument of Kyrgyzstan...
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    traditional folk music. The dombra shares certain characteristics with the komuz and dutar instruments, such as its long, thin neck and oblong body shape...
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    hurdy-gurdy jew harp jouhikko jug kantele kaval kazoo khamak klopotec kobza kokle komuz kora kulintang låtfiol launeddas lur madal mandocello mandola mandolin &...
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    fingers. The binayo is six inches long and one inch in width. The temir komuz is made of iron, usually with a length of 100–200 mm and with a width of...
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  • United States, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County Komus (or komuz), an Altai name for jaw harp. See also Music of the Altai Republic Kai-komus...
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  • Mouth harp may refer to: Harmonica Jaw harp or Jew's harp Morsing Temir komuz This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mouth...
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  • Kyrgyz singer. Dastanchy (folklore storyteller - dastan), composer, and komuz players. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic (2009). Honored Artist of...
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    interaction of the Kyrgyz people with other Turkic and Chinese people. Komuz, a three-stringed lute Tush kyiz, large, elaborately embroidered wall hangings...
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    The term kobza is of Turkic origin and is related to the terms kobyz and komuz, thought to have been introduced into the Ukrainian language in the 13th...
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    usually accompanied by a stringed instrument—in Kyrgyzstan, a three-stringed komuz, and in Kazakhstan, a similar two-stringed instrument, the dombra. Photography...
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    instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 321.321 Related instruments Komuz, Dombra, Doshpuluur, Balalaika, Sanxian Musicians Temuulen Naranbaatar (The...
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    function Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine "Waldemar Smaszcz, A komuż, jak nie Ewie Lipskiej, Civitas Christiana". Archived from the original...
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    variety of cultural items in Kirghizia listed here: Manas, an epic poem Komuz, a three-stringed lute Tush kyiz, large, elaborately embroidered wall hangings...
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    the Bulgars brought the short-necked variety of the instrument called Komuz to the Balkans. According to Abū Ṭālib al-Mufaḍḍal (a-n-Naḥawī al-Lughawī)...
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    (Kazakhstan) Kobza (Ukraine) Kokles (Latvia) Konghou (China) Kontigi (Nigeria) Komuz (Central Asia) Kora (West Africa) Koto (Japan) Krar (Ethiopia) Kutiyapi...
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    of the 1st millennium AD and assign them to the forerunners of today's Komuz-speaking ethnic groups. Finds attributing them to the Berta date from the...
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    Africa Goje Xalam Asia Barbat Bipa Biwa Dombra Dutar Dramyin Komuz Kutiyapi Oud Pipa Qanbūs Qinqin Rubab Sanshin Sanxian Sapeh Setar Shamisen Sitar Tanbur...
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  • Kumuz (redirect from Agach-komuz)
    is fretted. Scholars have noticed the similarity in name to the Kyrgyz komuz, but note the kumuz is perhaps more closely related to the other lutes of...
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  • (Hungary) Kobza (Ukraine) Kokles (Latvia) Konghou (China) Kontigi (Nigeria) Komuz (Kyrgyzstan) Kora (West Africa) Koto (Japan) Krar (Eritrea) Kse diev (Cambodia)...
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  • Arabian Peninsula. Sachs considered that it derived its name from the Turkic komuz, but it is more comparable to the oud. The instrument was related to or...
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  • recitative, usually to the accompaniment of a dombra (among Kazakhs) or a komuz (among Kyrgyz). In the context of the nomadic lifestyle and illiteracy of...
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    Africa Goje Xalam Asia Barbat Bipa Biwa Dombra Dutar Dramyin Komuz Kutiyapi Oud Pipa Qanbūs Qinqin Rubab Sanshin Sanxian Sapeh Setar Shamisen Sitar Tanbur...
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    Classification Plucked string instrument Folk instrument Related instruments Banjo Bağlama Guitar Komuz Mandolin Oud Turkish tambur Ukulele Yaylı tambur...
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    Africa Goje Xalam Asia Barbat Bipa Biwa Dombra Dutar Dramyin Komuz Kutiyapi Oud Pipa Qanbūs Qinqin Rubab Sanshin Sanxian Sapeh Setar Shamisen Sitar Tanbur...
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