File:Aleppomusic.jpg
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Summary
| Description |
English: Syrian music band from Ottoman Aleppo, mid 18th century, by Alex. Russel, M.D. 1794. The Chamber Music drawn from life, as described by Russel, "the first is a Turk of lower class, he beats the Diff [Daff]. The person next to him is an ordinary Christian and plays the Tanboor. The middle figure is a Dervish, he is playing the Naie [Nay]. The fourth is a Christian of middle rank, he plays the Kamangi. The last man, he beats the Nakara with his fingers in order to soften the the sound for the voice, but the drum sticks appear from under his vest." |
| Date | mid 18th century |
| Source | http://mideastimage.com/result.aspx |
| Author | Unknown author |
Licensing
This work was created in Syria and is now in the public domain there because its term of copyright has expired pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 12/2001, Syria's first ever copyright law (details). In order to be hosted on Commons, all works must be in the public domain in the United States as well as in their source country. Syrian works are currently in the public domain in the United States if their copyright had expired in Syria on the date of restoration (June 11, 2004) and the work was published before this date.
This work meets one of the following conditions:
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Category:18th-century art
Category:Aleppo in the 18th century
Category:Dafs
Category:Drums in art
Category:Frame drums
Category:Kamancheh
Category:Kamangi
Category:Music of Syria
Category:Music of the Ottoman Empire
Category:Nagara (drum)
Category:Ney
Category:PD-Syria
Category:Percussionists in art
Category:Sitting men in art
Category:String instrumentalists in art
Category:Tanbur
Category:Template Unknown (author)
Category:Wind instrumentalists in art
