The Persia-Near East collection consists of 47 pieces such as ‘ud, nay, setar, and tar. Most of the instruments in this collection came to UCLA in 1967. These instruments are presently in use in three ensemble classes.
Persia & Near East
Instruments of Persia & The Near East
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