Featured solo instruments in this selection (Links to an external site) are:.a. the buzuq and the nay. b. the ‘ud and the takht. c. the riqq and the qanun. d. the qafla and the tarab.

The correct answer is a) the buzuq and the nay.

Explanation:

The Kurdish buzuq, which is also called buzuk, bizik, biziq, is a troubled lute with a long neck. It is believed to be of Ottoman origin, but when you listen to it, you may think that it is also related to the Greek bouzouki and the Turkish saz, since you hear Mediterranean and Anatolian timbres. Its sound box is similar to the sound box of an oud. There are 24 mobile frets on your neck, it can produce microtonal intervals. This instrument has been originally used by Kurds and Turkmens, and is now also used by the Arabs to accompany songs and in Arabic taqsim performances. The buzuqs we sell in our store are handmade, built by teachers. Its bowl is walnut, the faces are made of spruce, the necks are made of maple and have ebony fingerboards.

The ney is a wind instrument and probably the oldest, used in traditional music (Turkey, Iran, Egypt ...). From Morocco to Pakistan we can find different variants of this instrument, with different names and forms, it can be said that the nei is an aerophone from the Middle East. The ney has been played regularly for 4,500-5,000 years, making it one of the oldest musical instruments still in use. It is a precursor of the modern flute.

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