Riq and Tambourine: There similarities and differences
For a beginner, riq and tambourine may seem to be similar but a
professional music lover knows that these two musical instruments
have their own individual differences. Though the two musical
instruments, i.e. riq and tambourine, are played in a similar style and
sounds quite similar but they have subtle differences that make them
different and unique in themselves. If you are a music lover, it is
needed that you should know about the instrument well.
Riq, the traditional musical instrument of Arab that is also known as
riqq or rik, was previously made of wooden frame, jingles and thin
translucent heads made of fish skin. But in modern days riq is made of
metal that is covered on both sides. The cover of the riq is done in
good ivory and wood decoration that has small cymbals attached to it.
The cymbals used in a riq are about 4cm in diameter and ten pairs in
number that is again mounted in slits. It can be said that riq is a type
of tambourine that is rapidly gaining popularity among both beginners
and professional music lovers.
While playing a riq, the player alternates between shaking the jingles
attached to the instrument and striking the membrane that produces
a warm blend of jingling and thudding sound.
On the other hand tambourine is a musical instrument that has a
single string attached to small jingles that has no drumheads. Widely
used in music of western countries, tambourine can be played in a
variety of ways such as striking it, shaking it and stroking it. Accepted
in various parts of the world as a popular instrument of music,
tambourine is found in all forms of music such as classic music,
Persian music, gospel music, pop music, Roman music and rock music
to name a few.
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