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 153

The music was wild, a melody of the delta of the Vosk.

Assassin of Gor, page 185

Some of the Tuchuks began to sing the Blue Sky Song, the refrain of which is that thought I die, yet there will be the bosk, the grass and sky

Nomads of Gor, page 263

"The Musicians had now begun to play. I have always enjoyed the melodies of Gor, though they tend on the whole to a certain wild, barbaric quality."

Assassin of Gor, page 89

"The music of Gor, or much of it, is very melodious and sensuous. Much of it seems made for the display of slaves before free men, but then, I suppose, that is exactly what it is made for."

Dancer of Gor, page 180

Among Gorean musicians, incidentally, czehar 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. Lastly 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 Vosk gull, be free.

Nomads of Gor, pg 154

Instruments

Cymbals

bits of metal on wires cymbals (various sorts)

czehar

eight stringed: rather like a large flat oblong box; it is held across the lap when sitting cross-legged and is played with a horn pick, similar to a Japanese koto "The czehar is a long, low, rectangular instrument. It is played, held across the lap. It has eight strings, plucked with a horn pick."

Book 19, Kajira of Gor, page 108

Flute

(the players keep them polished) gourds filled with pebbles "Let the melody be soft, and slow, and simple," said Philebus to the flutist, who nodded.

Vagabonds of Gor, page 37

herlit-bone whistle

whistle made from the bone of the herlit used by the kaiila tribe in the performance of the great dance

Kalika

six stringed flat bridged, strings adjusted with small wooden cranks, resembles an urth guitar or banjo, though the sound box is hemispheric, the neck is rather long.. and is plucked. like the czehar, is flat-bridged and its strings are adjusted by means of small wooden cranks; on the other hand, it less resembles a low, flat box and suggests affinities to the banjo or guitar, though the sound box is hemispheric and the neck rather long; it, too, of course, like the czehar, is plucked; I have never seen a bowed instrument on Gor

Nomads of Gor, page 153

Kaska

small hand drum "Then the musicians began, the hand-drums first, a rhythm of heartbeat and flight."

Nomads of Gor, pg. 159

Lyre

(Master Andreas of the caste of poets had a lyre beneath His robes )

notched stick

(played by sliding a polished tem-wood stick across the surface)

Among them was a notched stick, played by sliding a polished tem-wood stick across its surface;

Nomads of Gor, page 153

Red Hunter's drum

large, heavy, handled and dislike. The frame, made of wood with a cover of Tabuk hide, is struck on the frame with a stick, giving the drum an odd resonance sound slave bells mounted on hand rings tabor : small hand drum; it's drumhead is made of verrskin. The tension is adjusted 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

Trumpet

horn like instrument played accompanying a the hunting party procession. We heard music in the distance, trumpets, drums, and cymbals.

Captive of Gor, page 209

Zills

Finger cymbals "There was a clear note of the finger cymbals, sharp, delicate, bright, and the slave girl danced before us."

Tribesmen of Gor, page 8