dāʾirah

drum
Also known as: ṭar

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use in Islamic music

  • Al-Ḥākim Mosque
    In Islamic arts: Percussion instruments

    …for folk dances; and the dāʾirah, or ṭar, with jingling plates or rings set in the frame. The dāʾirah and the vase-shaped drum darabukka (in Iran, z̄arb) are used in folk and art music, and the small kettledrums naqqārah and nuqayrat are used in art music and in military music…

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