Chubchiq

Chubchiq (Pers.), free-reed *mouth organ of Persia, adapted from the Chin. *sheng. Ibn Ghaibi (d. 1435) described it as the “mūsīqār” (panpipes) of China; it was not known as chubchiq until Mogul times. Cf. mushtaq sini (75 II, 147 Farmer). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Farmer, Henry George. Studies in Oriental Musical Instruments; Series II, Glasgow, 1939. New Oxford History of Music. Vol. 1, “Ancient and Oriental Music.” London, 1957.