The Persian Music and the Santur Instrument

Persian music has had a profound effect on various Eastern musical cultures, and also influenced Southern European and Northern African music. The Santur, a hammered dulcimer, is one of the most important instruments in Persia. In this paper, Persian music and the Santur instrument are explained and analysed. Techniques for fundamental frequency detection are applied to data acquired from the Santur and results are reported.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ISMIR
• Authors: Peyman Heydarian, Joshua D. Reiss
• Keywords: Eastern Musical Cultures, Information Retrieval, ISMIR 2005, Persian Music, Santur Instrument