Music

I have never seen a bowed instrument on Gor; also, I might mention, I have never on Gor seen any written music; I do not know if a notation exists; melodies are passed on from father to son, from master to apprentice. Nomads of Gor, pg 1 ! "he music was wild, a melody of the delta of the #osk. $ssassin of Gor, page 1% &ome of the "uchuks began to sing the 'lue &ky &ong, the refrain of which is that thought I die, yet there will be the bosk, the grass and sky Nomads of Gor, page ()! *"he +usicians had now begun to play. I have always en,oyed the melodies of Gor, though they tend on the whole to a certain wild, barbaric -uality.* $ssassin of Gor, page %. *"he music of Gor, or much of it, is very melodious and sensuous. +uch of it seems made for the display of slaves before free men, but then, I suppose, that is exactly what it is made for.* /ancer of Gor, page 1%0 $mong Gorean musicians, incidentally, c1ehar players have the most prestige; there was only one in this group, I noted, and he was their leader; next follow the flutists and then the players of the kalika; the players of the drums come next; and the farthest fellow down the list is the man who keeps the bag of miscellaneous instruments, playing them and parceling them out to others as needed. 2astly it might be mentioned, thinking it is of some interest, musicians on Gor are never enslaved; they may, of course, be exiled, tortured, slain and such; it is said, perhaps truly, that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the #osk gull, be free. Nomads of Gor, pg 1 3

Instruments
Cymbals bits of metal on wires cymbals 4various sorts5 czehar eight stringed6 rather like a large flat oblong box; it is held across the lap when sitting cross7legged and is played with a horn pick, similar to a 8apanese

koto *"he c1ehar is a long, low, rectangular instrument. It is played, held across the lap. It has eight strings, plucked with a horn pick.* 'ook 1., 9a,ira of Gor, page 10% Flute 4the players keep them polished5 gourds filled with pebbles *2et the melody be soft, and slow, and simple,* said :hilebus to the flutist, who nodded. #agabonds of Gor, page !; herlit-bone whistle Kalika six stringed flat bridged, strings ad,usted with small wooden cranks, resembles an urth guitar or ban,o, though the sound box is hemispheric, the neck is rather long.. and is plucked. like the c1ehar, is flat7bridged and its strings are ad,usted by means of small wooden cranks; on the other hand, it less resembles a low, flat box and suggests affinities to the ban,o or guitar, though the sound box is hemispheric and the neck rather long; it, too, of course, like the c1ehar, is plucked; I have never seen a bowed instrument on Gor Nomads of Gor, page 1 ! Kaska small hand drum *"hen the musicians began, the hand7drums first, a rhythm of heartbeat and flight.* Nomads of Gor, pg. 1 . Lyre 4+aster $ndreas of the caste of poets had a lyre beneath <is robes 5 notched stick 4played by sliding a polished tem7wood stick across the surface5 $mong them was a notched stick, played by sliding a polished tem7wood stick across its surface; Nomads of Gor, page 1 ! Red Hunter's drum large, heavy, handled and dislike. "he frame, made of wood with a cover of "abuk hide, is struck on the frame with a stick, giving the drum an odd resonance sound slave bells mounted on hand rings tabor 6 small hand drum; it=s drumhead is made of verrskin. "he tension is ad,usted by tightening or loosening small pegs around it=s perimete Tambourine bits of metal on wires; gourds filled with pebbles; and slave bells mounted on hand ring
whistle made from the bone of the herlit used by the kaiila tribe in the performance of the great dance

Trumpet horn like instrument played accompanying a the hunting party procession. >e heard music in the distance, trumpets, drums, and cymbals. ?aptive of Gor, page (0. ills @inger cymbals *"here was a clear note of the finger cymbals, sharp, delicate, bright, and the slave girl danced before us.* "ribesmen of Gor, page 8