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Nafir

Nafir (Arabic نَفير, DMG an-nafīr), also nfīr, plural anfār, Turkish nefir, is a slender, shrill-sounding straight natural trumpet with a cylindrical tube and a conical metal bell, producing one or two notes. It was used as a military signaling instrument and as a ceremonial instrument in countries shaped by Islamic culture in North Africa, the Middle…

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Classification
Brass
Developed
Persian Empire and Arab conquerors spread instrument to India, China, Malaysia, Africa, and Andalusia. Wars between Europe and Islamic powers brought the horn to Europe. Europea…
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
423.121 (Natural trumpets – There are no means of changing the pitch apart from the player's lips; end-blown trumpets – The mouth-hole faces the axis of the trumpet.)
Inventor(s)
The earliest known are Egyptian. Greek and Etruscan trumpets from antiquity passed from the Romans to the Persians. Possibly a Middle East Assyrian tradition as well.
Other names
būq al-nafīr nefir (Turkish spelling)

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related to Origin · 13
Nafir → Arabs, Assyrians, Conical, Egyptians, Greeks, In Arabic, Indians, Islamic, Persians, Renaissance Europeans, Romans, This, Turkmen
related to Nafir versus karnay · 9
Nafir → Abd, According, Ghaybi, However, Morocco, Persian, Qadir Maraghi, Tajikistan, The
Classification · 1
Nafir → Brass
Developed · 1
Nafir → Persian Empire and Arab conquerors spread instrument to India, China, Malaysia, Africa, and Andalusia. Wars between Europe and Islamic powers brought the horn to Europe. Europea…
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Nafir → 423.121 (Natural trumpets – There are no means of changing the pitch apart from the player's lips; end-blown trumpets – The mouth-hole faces the axis of the trumpet.)
Inventor(s) · 1
Nafir → The earliest known are Egyptian. Greek and Etruscan trumpets from antiquity passed from the Romans to the Persians. Possibly a Middle East Assyrian tradition as well.
Other names · 1
Nafir → būq al-nafīr nefir (Turkish spelling)

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trumpet trumpets nafīr instruments century military straight long also conical instrument horn used būq arabic metal india drums nafiri curved

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NafirClassificationBrass1.00infobox
NafirDevelopedPersian Empire and Arab conquerors spread instrument to India, China, Malaysia, Africa, and Andalusia. Wars between Europe and Islamic powers brought the horn to Europe. Europea…1.00infobox
NafirHornbostel–Sachs classification423.121 (Natural trumpets – There are no means of changing the pitch apart from the player's lips; end-blown trumpets – The mouth-hole faces the axis of the trumpet.)1.00infobox
NafirInventor(s)The earliest known are Egyptian. Greek and Etruscan trumpets from antiquity passed from the Romans to the Persians. Possibly a Middle East Assyrian tradition as well.1.00infobox
NafirOther namesbūq al-nafīr nefir (Turkish spelling)1.00infobox
the karnainstance ofduller sound of the conical trumpets0.80text
the Greek salpinxinstance of1486.Except for some early straight-tubed European instruments0.80text
Roman tubainstance of1486.Except for some early straight-tubed European instruments0.80text
and extremely-curved examples like the lurinstance of1486.Except for some early straight-tubed European instruments0.80text
cornuinstance of1486.Except for some early straight-tubed European instruments0.80text
buccinainstance of1486.Except for some early straight-tubed European instruments0.80text
pre-13th century European trumpets were shaped like oxen horns until encounters with Islamic armies' nafirs inspired creation of instruments such as the Spanish añafilinstance of1486.Except for some early straight-tubed European instruments0.80text

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