Music of Khanqah

 

Music of the monastery;

At any moment,
the sound of the music of the universe will give a message from the God,
and wherever an ear is that can hear the sound,
it falls in love with that sound.

Monastery music is a drop of the source of universe's sound.

The structure of Def can be divided into the following components:

Tambour is one of the oldest mystical Iranian instruments. The age of this instrument is unknown.

In the “Definite Argument”[1] about Def, it is said that “Def means a circle on which the skin adheres and the loquacious play”.

There are different types of Ney in the world including flute, double drum, Gharaney, seven-strap Ney, etc. Seven-strap Ney will be discussed in the following.

The instrument is used in Asia more than anywhere else in the world, and every country uses it which is suitable to its musical mood such as;

Review of Ney instrument history [1]
in the highlands Peru in South America, the history of using Ney plant to make wind instruments dated back to ten thousand years ago.

 In the third millennium BC, the inhabitants of the Nile Valley (ancient Egypt) performed religious ceremonies in their temples in front of their numerous deities every day with various human voices and instruments, including large circles.

Based on all researches, the oldest wind instrument which can be the base of an ancient Flute and Ney, was discovered in a village in Germany.

The Tambour is a long pear-shaped kegler instrument which is usually made of mulberry wood.