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The ghijak[1][a] is a group of related spike fiddles, used by Afghans, Uzbeks, Uyghurs, Tajiks, Turkmens, Qaraqalpaks[2] and in the Xinjiang province of western China. Despite the similarity of the name, it is more closely related to the Persian kamancheh than the ghaychak.
History
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The instrument name appears in 10th-century manuscripts, which indicate that the bridge (harrak) was made of almond shells. The ghidjak as depicted in 15th-century Persian miniatures resembles the modern instrument in its construction.[1]
Xinjiang
[edit]The ghijek as it is used in Xinjiang has four strings, either with a bowl soundbox (similar to the kamancheh), or with a box soundbox often made from a tin can.[3] One of Xinjiang's most prominent ghijek players is Akram Omar (艾克热木·吾买尔 / ئەكرەم ئۆمەر / Акрам Омар), from Kashgar.video
See also
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- English: /ɡɪˈdʒæk/ gih-JAK
- Persian: غیجک، غیژک, romanized: ghijak, ghizaak, cyrillized: ғижжак
- Shughni: غیږک, romanized: ɣiɣ̌ak
- Turkmen: гыжак, romanized: gyjak
- Kyrgyz: кыяк, romanized: kyiak
- Uyghur: غېجەك, romanized: ghëjek
- Chinese: 吉孜哈克; pinyin: jízīhākè; Dungan: гиҗак; Cantonese Yale: gātjīngahphāk
- Russian: гиджак, romanized: gidžak
References
[edit]- ^ a b John Baily and Razia Sultanova (2001). "Ghidjak". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.51720. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
- ^ "Ghijak". Aga Khan Development Network. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Badakhshani Instruments". Retrieved 2020-08-24.
External links
[edit]- Afghan ghaychak (box lute)
- Tajik ghijak (box lute Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
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