Virtual Instrument Museum

Images

Audio

•Darij Saba (traditional)
MP3 audio

Video

•Ney Video 1
Dial-up
Broadband 100 kbs
Broadband 200 kbs
LAN connection

QTVR

•None Available

Name: Ney

Alternate Name(s): Nay, Nai

Geographic Region: West Asia

Country of origin: Syria

Subregion:

Climatic type: Mediterranean.

Time period: 3rd millennium bce - present

Classification: Aerophone

Definition: Oblique rim-blown flute of Arab countries, Iran and Central Asia.

Material:

• Wood
• Bamboo
• Reed

SvH No.: 421.111.12

Genres:

• Turkish art music
• Arabic art music

Author: Monica Da Costa
           

Last Modified: 05-May-2005