SATAR INSTRUMENT: TRADITIONAL STYLE AND MODERN PERFORMANCE

Authors

  • AI SHAN JIANG TU ER XUN Xinjiang Art University Performer, Musicologist

Keywords:

satar, tuning, Uyghur instruments, organology, maqams, performer

Abstract

 The Uyghur folk music repertoire employs a wide variety of musical instruments, which are the result of centuries of the ingenuity and labor of our ancestors. This article provides a detailed overview of one of the modern Uyghur instruments—the satar—focusing on its shape, construction, and tuning criteria.

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References

Abdu Shukur Muhammadimin — Uyghur Classical Music (12 Maqams), Millatlar Nashriyoti, 1981.

Umar Muhammad — Traditional Instruments in Modern Xinjiang Uyghur Maqams, Xinjiang Art Institute Scientific Journal, 2011, No. 6

Tursunjon Litip — Uyghur Musical Instruments, Xinjiang University Press, 1997

Mulla Ismatulla bin Mulla Nimatulla Mujizi — Tavorixi Musiqiyun, Millatlar Nashriyoti, 1982.

Ahmadjon Domulla — Satar Textbook (in press).

Ahmadjon Domulla — Foundations of Learning the Satar, 2012, internal material.

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Published

2025-10-31

How to Cite

AI SHAN JIANG TU ER XUN. (2025). SATAR INSTRUMENT: TRADITIONAL STYLE AND MODERN PERFORMANCE. Journal of Applied Science and Social Science, 15(10), 1761–1763. Retrieved from https://www.internationaljournal.co.in/index.php/jasass/article/view/2319

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 10 (2025): Volume 15 Issue 10

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Articles

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