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Santur vs Zither - What's the difference?

santur | zither |

As nouns the difference between santur and zither

is that santur is a type of hammered dulcimer played in persian music while zither is zither.

santur

English

Alternative forms

* * santour * santoor * santir

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

    • See also

    * santoor * (wikipedia "santur")

    Anagrams

    * *

    zither

    English

    (wikipedia zither)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
  • (music, translations) Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin'' or Norwegian ''harpeleik .

    • Derived terms

    * moon zither * zitherist

    See also

    * (similar instruments) autoharp, dulcimer, harpeleik