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Instrument

Ney

A wind instrument made of reed, with nine joints and six holes in front and one at the back. It is the principal instrument of Mevlevî music; its mouthpiece is called the başpare.

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Related: Ney instrumentBaşpareNeyzenbaşıMevlevî âyini

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The definitions were written in our own words, drawing on sources such as the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Yılmaz Öztuna's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Music and Wikipedia; pitch and interval values follow the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system. This content has not yet been reviewed by an expert; if you spot a mistake, please write to us.

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Source: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, “Ney” maddesi