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1. Watch the video below, and do your best to describe the form of the piece. That is – how is the piece
arranged? Are there various sections you can identify? (Hint: think about what instruments are playing at a
given time). (135 words)

2. Take an instrument in the Arabic tradition and one of the Persian tradition of the same family (lute
chordophone, membranophone, etc.). Using the supplemental videos posted, compare their timbres. (135
words)
For instance:
Daf and Riq
Tar and Ud

Kanun and Santur

etc.