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qanuns (psalteries, <zitherlike chordophones: plucked>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Psalteries of the Near East, Turkey, North Africa, and parts of Asia and southeastern Europe, with from 50 to 100 strings of gut, metal, or nylon strung in courses of three over a shallow trapezoidal box, the belly of which is partially covered with animal skin. Some contemporary models have small brass levers controlling string tension. |
Terms: |
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qanuns (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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qanuns (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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qanun (C,U,LC,English,AD,U,SN)
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qanun (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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canons (psalteries) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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canuns (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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k'anon (musical instrument) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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kanonaki (musical instrument) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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kanonakis (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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k'anons (psalteries) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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kanoon (musical instrument) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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kanoons (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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kanuns (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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qa nums (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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qânûns (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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qawanim (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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卡龍 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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坎農琴 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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kǎ lóng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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ka long (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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k'a lung (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Kanun (Psalterium) (C,V,German-P,D,U)
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Gânûn (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Kanon (Psalterium) (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Qânon (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Qānūn (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Qanun (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Qa'nu'n (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Qânûn (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Qawānim (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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qanûn (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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kanoun (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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........ Sound Devices (hierarchy name) (G) |
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................ <sound devices by acoustical characteristics> (G) |
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............................ <zitherlike chordophones: plucked> (G) |
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Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 指近東地區、土耳其、北非、亞洲及東南歐某些地區的薩泰里琴,具有五十根至一百根不等的羊腸弦、金屬弦或尼龍弦,三根琴弦為一組,越過淺梯形的共鳴箱,部份琴肚覆有獸皮。現代的坎農琴有些具有操控琴弦張力的小型黃銅桿。 |
Dutch ..... Psalters met 50-100 snaren van darm, metaal of kunststof in bundels van 3 gespannen over een platte, trapeziumvormige klankkast, met dierenhuid over de bodem; 20ste eeuwse modellen hebben soms koperen knoppen voor het spannen; Nabije-Oosten, Turkije, Noord-Afrika, delen van Azië en Zuidoost-Europa. |
German ..... Psalterium aus dem Nahen Osten, der Türkei, Nordafrika und Teilen Asiens und Südosteuropas mit 50 bis 100 Saiten aus Darm, Metall oder Nylon, die in dreifach bezogenen Chören über einen flachen trapezförmigen Resonanzkasten gespannt sind, wobei der Korpus teilweise mit Tierhaut bedeckt ist. Einige zeitgenössische Modelle haben kleine Messinghebel zur Kontrolle der Saitenspannung. |
Spanish ..... Salterios del Cercano Oriente, Turquía, Africa del Norte, partes de Asia y del sudeste de Europa, con 50 a 100 cuerdas de tripa, metal o nailon, encordadas en órdenes de tres sobre una caja trapezoidal poco profunda cuyo vientre está parcialmente cubierto con piel de animal. Algunos modelos actuales tienen pequeñas palancas de bronce para controlar la tensión de las cuerdas. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Subject: ..... |
[AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, IfM-SMB-PK, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) kanun (musical instrument) |
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Magic Sounds, Musical Instruments of the Far East (1989) Used in essay by Dalia Cohen, Musical Instruments of the East and West: A General Comparison - unpag; qânûn |
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Marcuse, Musical Instruments Dictionary (1975) needs diacritics; qanum |
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Personal Communication Sam Quigley, BMFA at outside review at AAT 2/28/92; also on BMFA list of mus, instrument names; qanums |
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Sadie, New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (1984) kanun |
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