tonbak
A tonbak (also known as tombak, donbak, dombak and zarb, in Persian تمبک) is a goblet drum from
Construction
The tonbak has five parts:
- Skin
- Body
- Throat
- Small Opening
- Large Opening
The skin is usually glued to the body. Goat or lamb skin is the most popular material for the skin. The body of a tonbak is made
of mulberry wood which gives it its distinctive sound. The body may be decorated with carved furrows. The throat is almost
cylindrical and it is connected from top to the body. The throat and the small opening together are in the form of a trumpet. The
large opening is in the top and is covered by the skin. A tombak player holds the drum diagonally across his lap with the wider
section usually over his right side and plays it with the fingers and the palm of the hands.
Culture
Goblet-shaped drums are played in different regions of Asia, East Europe and Africa. Although there are some similarities among all goblet drums, the techniques for playing the tonbak are different from most other goblet drums of the world. The modern tonbak described in this page is most commonly associated with the music of Iran.
The most common measures associated with the tombak are a 6/8,2/4,4/4,5/8,7/8,8/16. Today the melodic beat of the drum does not merely work as a meter but is usually woven into the music like any other instrument. The tombak was not considered a soloist instrument until the pioneering work of Ostad Hossein Tehrani in the 1950's as well as innovations of Ostad Nasser Farhangfar and others. Modern players are expanding the technique of playing the tombak exponentially. Examples include Madjid Khaladj [1].
- CD by Navid Afghah: Temple of wooden figures
- CD by Navid Afghah: Genesis
- CD by Mohammad Esmaili: Tombak Course Mahoor Inst.
- CD by Daryush Zargari: "Saz-e Tanha" Mahoor Inst.
Sources:
- MADJID KHALADJ: Anthology of Iranian Rhythms - volume 1 / The basic works of Master Hossein Tehrani[2]
- MADJID KHALADJ: Anthology of iranian rhythms - volume 2 / daf (mystical drum), dayré & zang-e saringôshti[3]
- CD by Madjid Khaladj: Infinite Breath - Nafas (Ba Music Records, 2006) [4]
and
- DVD OF TOMBAK / Madjid Khaladj All Regions | Coproduction : Le Salon de Musique & Ecole de Tombak | Langues : français, anglais, espagnol | Duration : 172 minutes | book 80 pages (French / English.)| EDV 937 CV 054 | Read More : [5]
Description:
The Tombak or Zarb. Is the Chief percussion instrument of Iranian Art music. This is a one faced drum Where (he whole upper half is wider Than the lower. It is carved of single Block of wood! And it body is hallow, Open at lower end covered with a Sheepskin membrane across the Upper part. An average Tombak is 43 cm high with Playing face of 28 diameter A Tombak player holds the drum Diagonally across his lap with the Wider section usually over his right Side and it is played with the fingers And the palm of the hands.
Famous Tonbak Players
- Hossein Tehrani
- Siamak Pouian
- Nasser Farhangfar
- Mohammad Esmaili
- Amir Nasser Eftetah
- Jahangir Malek
- Amir Bidaryan
- Bahman Rajabi
- Morteza Ayan
- Mahmod Farahmand
- Madjid Khaladj
- Peyman Nasehpoor
See also
External links
- Tombak by Madjid Khaladj
- Nay-Nava the Encyclopedia of Persian Music Instruments
- The Doumbek Page
- Peyman Nasehpour and His Tonbak
- Structure of Tonbak
- Different Names of Goblet drums in Asia, North Africa and East Europe
- Tombak Network
- David Kuckhermann's Online lessons
- Goblet Drumming Forum
- Persian Music - Directory of Persian music related web sites.
- Tombak by Navid Afghah
- Tombak by Pasha Karami
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