Setar

For other uses, see Setar (disambiguation).

For the Indian instrument, see sitar.

A typical Iranian Setar
String instrument
Classification	Plucked
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	32*
Related instruments
Tambouras, Tar, Tanbur
Musicians
Ebadi, Alizadeh,

Setar (Persian: سه‌تار, from seh, meaning "three" and tār, meaning "string") is a Persian musical instrument. It is a member of the lute family, which is played with index finger of the right hand. Two and a half centuries ago, a fourth string was added to setar. it has 25 - 27 moveable frets which are usually made of animal intestines or silk. It originated in Persia before the spread of Islam.

Uyghur variant

Satar (Uyghur: ساتار; Chinese: 萨塔尔琴) is an important instrument in 12 muqam.

Notable setar players

Hamid Motebassem and his setar

• Mirza Abdollah
• Sa'id Hormozi
• Ahmad Ebadi
• Reza Ghassemi
• Abolhasan Saba
• Dariush Safvat
• Mohammad Reza Lotfi
• Ghashang Kamkar
• Hossein Alizadeh
• Jalal Zolfonun
• Dariush Talai
• Hamid Motebassem
• Masoud Shaari
• Omid Kamkar Lotfi

See also

• Music of Iran
• Barbat (lute)
• Bağlama

External links

• Setar.info
• Atlas of Plucked Instruments - Central Asia
• About Persian Setar
• Experimental Music on Setar
• Setar and Guitar Hybrid Instrument