Dutar: kyrgyzstan musical instrument
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The dutar is a musical instrument with long neck and
two-string lute found in Iran, South Asia and Central Asia. Its name was
derived from the Persian name of “two strings” which is “do tar.” The small
dutar is about 100cm. Dutar is mainly made of mulberry tree; The Afghanistan
dutar has fourteen strings. The strings are being plucked by the Uyghur of
Western China when it is being played and slummed and plucked by the Tajiks,
Turkmen, Uzbeks, Afghan people and Pakistan. A related musical instrument
called dotara is played by the Baul community of West Bengal and Bangladesh. At
front side and mostly at backside of high quality dutar are national
decorations fixed. Dutar means double string; it has a longer history and is
widespread among the people.
The Shepherds made the string of the instrument from gut in
the beginning of the 15th century, but with the coming of Silk Road,
the strings were manufactured from twisted silk. The typical sizes for the
pear-shaped instrument range from one to two meters. The dutar has a warm, pleasant to hear tone
It is used to accompany singing and dancing and also can be an instrument of
virtuosity.
