Kudüm
''Kudüm'' is one of the most fundamental rhythm instruments in classical Turkish music. The person playing it is called ''kudümzen''. It is grouped with the ney, rebap, and halile as one of the four main instruments in Mevlevi music. It consists of a pair of small, hemispherical drums. Traditionally ''kudüm'' was played in religious ceremonies; in a secular context, like in ''mehter'' music, its slightly bigger cousin nakkare is played. The drums are some 28–30 cm. in diameter and about 16 cm high, growing narrower toward the bottom like a half-sphere. They are made of beaten copper, and resemble two bowls, one larger than the other. The difference in the thickness of the skin in the two bowls create a difference in pitch: the high-pitched drum (''tek'') is placed on the left, the other (''düm'') on the right. The tek, with its thinner skin, is slightly smaller than the ''düm''. The tension in the skin can be adjusted to tune the instrument according to the m ...
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