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9. Kanoon
What is a kanoon?
A) A Malay canoe
B) A moonlight revel
C) A stall where an elephant can be “parked”
D) A zither-like instrument with fifty or more strings ü
The kanoon (alternative spellings: kanon, kanoun, kanun, qanoun) is an important instrument in Armenia and the Arab world. It can have as many as 84 strings, tuned in groups of three. Its particular resonance is often described as “shimmering”.
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