The mizmar, also called zurna, zourna , zukra, zamr or surnay between otos names, is a wind instrument double-reed and therefore can be considered as an "ancestor" of the oboe. There is evidence that such instruments existed in Palestine in the second century AD Today, we can find throughout the Arab world, with its variants, as well as in Turkey, Armenia, Niger, Greece (where it is known as pipiza or karamouza ) and to the Balkans.
This instrument has a very particular sound, sharp and strident, and normally used circular breathing to run. In some places, usually run in pairs: while one mizmar plays a melody, the other holding a same tone without changing. In Egypt, it is widely used in the folk dance of Saidi. In the Ottoman Empire, was primarily used in military music of the Janissaries (in mehter , or military band), due to its considerable loudness and stridency, usually accompanied by drums. In modern Turkey, is very common to hear this instrument at weddings accompanied by tabl (a kind of double-bass patch, widely used in folk music). Playing
mizmar
Music with mizmar
Taksim (improvisation) of a mehter zurna (Ottoman military band)
Ottoman military music with zurna
This instrument has a very particular sound, sharp and strident, and normally used circular breathing to run. In some places, usually run in pairs: while one mizmar plays a melody, the other holding a same tone without changing. In Egypt, it is widely used in the folk dance of Saidi. In the Ottoman Empire, was primarily used in military music of the Janissaries (in mehter , or military band), due to its considerable loudness and stridency, usually accompanied by drums. In modern Turkey, is very common to hear this instrument at weddings accompanied by tabl (a kind of double-bass patch, widely used in folk music). Playing
mizmar
Music with mizmar
Taksim (improvisation) of a mehter zurna (Ottoman military band)
Ottoman military music with zurna
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