Arabic nay

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf instrumental
gptkbp:audio expressive
breathy
gptkbp:category gptkb:saxophone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arabic nay
gptkbp:key A (Dukah)
C (Rast)
D (Kirdan)
gptkbp:length varies (typically 40-80 cm)
gptkbp:material reed
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Mohamed_Fawzi
Mustafa Said
Nabil Salameh
gptkbp:number_of_thumb_holes 1
gptkbp:numberOfHoles 6
gptkbp:origin gptkb:ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:playsFor blowing across the end
gptkbp:range about two and a half octaves
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Persian_ney
gptkb:Turkish_ney
gptkbp:type gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:used_in folk
Arabic music
Middle Eastern music
classical Arabic ensembles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Persian_ney
gptkb:Turkish_ney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8