Santur - Santur (English spelling) Persian

Japanese: サントゥール - さんとぅーる(英語表記)santur ペルシア語
Santur - Santur (English spelling) Persian

A stringed instrument of the zither family used in classical art music in Western Asia and Northwest India. It has a trapezoidal sound box (long side about 1 meter, short side about 40 cm, depth about 30 cm, thickness 5-7 cm) with 18-24 courses of metal strings, four per course, stretched parallel to both long and short sides, with one movable bridge on each course. The top plate of the sound box usually has two openwork sound holes. The player sits on the long side and plays the instrument using a tremolo technique, holding a light, thick-tipped paddle made of hardwood or plastic in each hand. A tuning pin is attached horizontally to the side of the sound box, and the strings are tuned to match the mode of the piece each time it is played. Most instruments have a range of three octaves or more.

[Yoichi Yamada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

西アジアや北西インドの古典芸術音楽で用いられるチター属の弦鳴楽器。台形の共鳴箱(長辺約1メートル、短辺約40センチメートル、奥行約30センチメートル、厚さ5~7センチメートル)の長短両辺と平行に、1コース4本で18~24コースの金属弦を張り、各コースに一つずつ可動駒(こま)を立てたもの。共鳴箱の表板には普通、透彫り付き響孔が二つある。奏者は長辺側に座り、先端が厚くなった軽い硬木製やプラスチック製の櫂(かい)状の桴(ばち)を両手に持ち、おもにトレモロ技法を用いて打奏する。共鳴胴の横には調律ピンが水平につけられており、演奏のたびに曲の旋法にあわせて調弦する。音域は3オクターブ以上のものが多い。

[山田陽一]

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