Baglama and divan are the kinds of instruments used in different cultures, especially in Turkey and some parts of Iran and Iraq (Kurdistan). However, there are important differences between these two:
- Size: Divan is generally bigger than baglama.
- Bowl: Divan's bowl is deeper than baglama.
- Number of frets: Divan has more frets than baglama.
- Tuning: The tune of Divan is lower than baglama.
- Voice: Divan's voice is more expressive and deeper than baglama's.
Features of baglama instrument
- Being played in different regions of the world such as Europe, Asia, the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the countries such as Syria, Iraq, Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Deeper bowel at back and very long neck
- The ability to play with a plectrum or with a fingering called Shalpe
- The most common stringed instrument in Turkey with seven strings that are divided into two, two and three strings
- The ability to tune in different ways and with different names according to the region and size: Baglama, Divansazi, Bozok, Choghur, Kopoz Irizva, Kora and Tambora.
- Kora is the smallest member of the baglama family and tambora is the larger member which is tuned on an octave lower.
- Three main parts: The bowl (takneh) is made of mulberry or juniper wood, beech, poplar or walnut. The voice plate (gouges) is made of poplar and the handle (shireh) is made of beech or juniper.
Important highlightsMusic in Frankfurt
The city of Frankfurt is no less than other German cities in this field. There is one of the largest musical instrument makers' associations in the world in this city. The Frankfurter Musikpreis has been awarded since 1982 by the Musikmesse Frankfurt Foundation and the German National Association of Musical Instrument Manufacturers. The purpose of this International Music Award is to highlight "personalities from the world of music for outstanding achievements in the fields of interpretation, composition, musicology, education, and services to the production of music" (as described). This award is given annually and alternately to personalities from the world of music in the fields of popular music and classical music. Other major bands and singers in the city include ASP (Metal), Böhse Onkelz (Rock), La Bouche (Electronic Dance Music), Culture Beat, First Base, and Habakuk.