of the listener (see Four temperaments). He suggested that lower pitched tones (bam) were effective for persons of sanguine and phlegmatic temperaments, while higher pitched tones (zeer) were helpful for those who were identified with a choleric temperament or melancholic temperament. Use in contemporary music The tar features prominently in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, in the section "Horsell Common and the Heat Ray". George Fenton played it on the original album, and Gaetan Schurrer can be seen playing one on the DVD of the 2006 production. Gallery See also Music of Azerbaijan Music of Iran References External links About Persian Tar Nay-Nava the Encyclopedia of Persian Music Instruments Dariush Talai Persian Tar Audio Samples Medieval music therapy Farabi School Azerbaijani musical instruments Musical instruments of Georgia (country) Kurdish musical instruments Armenian musical instruments Necked bowl lutes Drumhead lutes Iranian inventions Persian musical instruments Iranian musical instruments