Kumuz Explained

Kumuz should not be confused with Komuz.

Kumuz
Names:Agach-kumuz
Background:string
Classification:Plucked
Related:

The kumuz or agach-kumuz is a stringed instrument used by the Kumyks of Dagestan, in the Russian Caucasus. It has three strings and is fretted.[1] Scholars have noticed the similarity in name to the Kyrgyz komuz, but note the kumuz is perhaps more closely related to the other lutes of the Caucasus.[2] [3] [4]

Legendarily, the Kumyk poet Irchi Kozak cured the sick with the music of his agach-kumuz.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mark Slobin. Kirgiz Instrumental Music. 24 August 2012. Theodore Front Music. 978-0-614-16459-6. 11–.
  2. Book: Mark Slobin. Kirgiz Instrumental Music. 24 August 2012. Theodore Front Music. 978-0-614-16459-6. 11–.
  3. https://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com/datumbazo/a.htm Stringed Instrument Database: A
  4. https://atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/middle_east.htm#dagestan Atlas of Plucked Instruments: Dagestan
  5. Book: Soi︠u︡z pisateleĭ SSSR.. Soviet literature. 24 August 2012. 1973. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 60.