Multidimensional analysis of the tar in Azerbaijani music folklore

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The tar, as a musical instrument, is integrated with Azerbaijani music folklore. To understand the tar’s position in music folklore, a multidimensional perspective is required. The tar’s place in Azerbaijani culture should be examined from multiple angles, including notable performers and its representation in poetry and literature. This research was conducted using document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods. Accordingly, academic studies on the tar in Azerbaijan were analyzed in this study.Selected documents are A. Najafzadeh’ Methodology of Teaching Folk Instruments, Mammadov’ Works of Azerbaijani and Foreign Composers (Arranged for Tar and Piano by Aflaruz Mammadov), Mushfiq’ Excerpt from the Poem “Oxu tar”, Amirov’s “Muğamsayağı” a small fragment. I would like to summarize our discussion on the tar, one of the most significant national instruments in Azerbaijani music culture. In this scientific article, we have touched upon certain topics regarding prominent Azerbaijani musicologists such as Safiaddin Urmavi, Mir Mohsun Navvab, and Abdulqadir Maragayi. The works of classical Azerbaijani composers like Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Fikret Amirov, Gara Garayev, and others have also been elaborated upon. The research activities of several contributors from the Azerbaijan National Conservatory, such as A. Mammadov, M. Mammadov, R. Azizov, A. Najafzade, and others, have been included in this article.