Naqus

Naqus
For the Naqus Formation in geology, see Gulf_of_Suez_Rift#Palaeozoic.

Naqus is a bell played by Rwais (professional musicians of the High Atlas mountains of Morocco).[1] It is described as "the nāqūus (a bell originally made of a copper tube, now usually made from a car's brake drum)".[1]

An instrument called a Naqus is also referred to in the Bahai document Lawh-i-Naqus, "Tablet of the Bell". This "indicates a pierced wooden clapper-board which had a gong or bell-like function in making a noise when hit with a stick."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Schuyler, Philip. "Morocco: II. Main musical traditions 1. Specialist music.: (iv) Rwais and imdyazn.". Grove Music Online. http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/19156?q=naqus&hbutton_search.x=23&hbutton_search.y=7&hbutton_search=search&source=omo_t237&source=omo_gmo&source=omo_t114&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit. Retrieved 14 March 2011.  Available online to subscribers and also in print
  2. ^ Lambden, Stephen. "Tablet of the Bell (Lawh-i-Naqus), also known as Tablet of Praised be Thou, O He (Subhánika-Yá-hu): Wilmette Institute faculty notes". Baha'i Library Online. http://bahai-library.com/wilmette_lawh_naqus_notes. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
Stub icon This article relating to percussion instruments is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.