Mushtaq sini

Mushtaq sini (Pers.: Chinese mushtaq), free-reed *mouth organ of Sassanid Persia, introduced from China and known by the 6th c. Its form, as it appears on a silver vessel of the period, is very similar to the Chinese model. Cf. chubchiq (21, 147 Farmer). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Behn, Friedrich. Musikleben im Altertum und fühen Mittelalter. Stuttgart, 1954. New Oxford History of Music. Vol. 1, “Ancient and Oriental Music.” London, 1957.