The Sarawak ‘Tar’ for Hadrah performance

• Published in: Bioresources Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 5288 - 5299
• Main Authors: Sinin, Aaliyawani E., Hamdan, Sinin, Said, Khairul A. Mohamad, Sawawi, Marini, Jia, Gladys Tan Jia, Hipni, Mohammad Jasni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Raleigh North Carolina State University 01.08.2024
• Subjects: belian wood; Cultural resources; Data collection; Extraction procedures; Fourier transforms; Frequency analysis; Group dynamics; hadrah performance; menggeris wood; Musical instruments; Musical performances; Pitch; Quran; Resonant frequencies; sarawak ‘tar’; Skin; Sound; Spectrum analysis; Tar; Time-frequency analysis; Sarawak Malaysia; Malaysia

This work was conducted using the PicoScope signal extraction procedure, which revealed remarkable insights regarding the belian wood and its application in Sarawak traditional ‘tar’ instrument. The ‘tar’ is a small drum made of wood and attached with goat skin. A hadrah performance is done with the...