Post by asayake on Apr 27, 2020 4:30:27 GMT
The music of Gor is infused with a "wild, barbaric quality" (Assassin of Gor, 89) produced by a variety of instruments. It seems musicians commonly perform their melodies as a mix of specialized players of their instrument rather than necessarily a band or group which performs together on more than the one occasion. Each musician's status is determined by their instrument.
"Among Gorean musicians, incidentally, czehar players have the most prestige; there was only one in this group, I noted, and he was their leader; next follow the flutists and then the players of the kalika; the players of the drums come next; and the farthest fellow down the list is the man who keeps the bag of miscellaneous instruments, playing them and parceling them out to others as needed. Lastly it might be mentioned, thinking it is of some interest, musicians on Gor are never enslaved; they may, of course, be exiled, tortured, slain and such; it is said, perhaps truly, that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the Vosk gull, be free."
Nomads of Gor, page 154
Cymbals - Tarnsman of Gor, page 135
Finger-cymbals (also called zills) are part of the common attire of dancers.
Czehar - Assassin of Gor, page 88
"The czehar is a long, low, rectangular instrument. It is played, held across the lap. It has eight strings, plucked with a horn pick."
Flute - Assassin of Gor, page 88
A wind instrument brought from Earth and always kept highly polished. There are two varieties, the double-flute and the simple flute
Kalika - Assassin of Gor, page 207
Plucked similar to a banjo, the guitar-like instrument has a long neck and a hemispheric soundbox covered by 6 strings.
Kaska - Tribesmen of Gor, page 104
A small hand drum.
Notched Stick - Raiders of Gor, page 45
A second stick is slid over it's surface to elicit sound.
Percussive Instruments, miscellaneous - Nomads of Gor, page 153
"several other instruments of a percussion variety, bits of metal on wires, gourds filled with pebbles, slave bells mounted on hand rings, and such"
Sistrum - Marauders of Gor
A percussive instrument of metal rods or rings attached to a metal frame, which is rung, often in accompaniment of hymns in temples.
Tabor - Explorers of Gor
A small drum, or sometimes paired as twin tabors.
Tambourine - Raiders of Gor, page 45
Not necessarily called such on Gor, but described as "bits of metal, strung on a circular wire."
Trumpet - Players of Gor
"Outside, in the canal traffic, I heard a drum, cymbals and trumpets, and a man shouting. He was proclaiming the excellencies of some theatrical troupe"
Whistle, herlit-bone
Used by the Kaiila tribe during the great dance.
"Among Gorean musicians, incidentally, czehar players have the most prestige; there was only one in this group, I noted, and he was their leader; next follow the flutists and then the players of the kalika; the players of the drums come next; and the farthest fellow down the list is the man who keeps the bag of miscellaneous instruments, playing them and parceling them out to others as needed. Lastly it might be mentioned, thinking it is of some interest, musicians on Gor are never enslaved; they may, of course, be exiled, tortured, slain and such; it is said, perhaps truly, that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the Vosk gull, be free."
Nomads of Gor, page 154
Cymbals - Tarnsman of Gor, page 135
Finger-cymbals (also called zills) are part of the common attire of dancers.
Czehar - Assassin of Gor, page 88
"The czehar is a long, low, rectangular instrument. It is played, held across the lap. It has eight strings, plucked with a horn pick."
Flute - Assassin of Gor, page 88
A wind instrument brought from Earth and always kept highly polished. There are two varieties, the double-flute and the simple flute
Kalika - Assassin of Gor, page 207
Plucked similar to a banjo, the guitar-like instrument has a long neck and a hemispheric soundbox covered by 6 strings.
Kaska - Tribesmen of Gor, page 104
A small hand drum.
Notched Stick - Raiders of Gor, page 45
A second stick is slid over it's surface to elicit sound.
Percussive Instruments, miscellaneous - Nomads of Gor, page 153
"several other instruments of a percussion variety, bits of metal on wires, gourds filled with pebbles, slave bells mounted on hand rings, and such"
Sistrum - Marauders of Gor
A percussive instrument of metal rods or rings attached to a metal frame, which is rung, often in accompaniment of hymns in temples.
Tabor - Explorers of Gor
A small drum, or sometimes paired as twin tabors.
Tambourine - Raiders of Gor, page 45
Not necessarily called such on Gor, but described as "bits of metal, strung on a circular wire."
Trumpet - Players of Gor
"Outside, in the canal traffic, I heard a drum, cymbals and trumpets, and a man shouting. He was proclaiming the excellencies of some theatrical troupe"
Whistle, herlit-bone
Used by the Kaiila tribe during the great dance.