Ancient Persia
Little is known of the music during the ancient Persian period except for the fact that various instruments, such as lutes and flutes, were created and played. Instruments such as the "barbat" (a precursor of the lute, the modern form commonly referred to as oud or ud in Arabic countries and in Turkey) are said to have originated in this period, probably around 800 BCE.
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