Turkish Woodwind Professional Zurna

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Zurna is a widely used musical instrument in Turkey. The zurna consists of three parts: head, mouth, and middle. Today, there are metal zurna, wooden zurna, or zurna made of reed. The zurna has a much louder sound than other musical instruments. We usually see the zurna playing along with the drum. The zurna has three different types according to size and tone of voice. These varieties are also called coarse zurna, medium-coarse zurna, and zil zurna. Zurna can be produced from many tree species such as juniper, ash, dogwood, boxwood, willow, plum, mulberry, linden, and walnut. The length of the zurna should be at least 300 millimeters and at most 317 millimeters. A fork is attached to the head of his body. This tong is attached to edit the root register of the musical instrument. The zurna is most likely the immediate predecessor of the European shawm, and is related to the Chinese suona still used today in weddings, temple and funeral music. [2] The Japanese charumera, or charamera, traditionally associated with itinerant noodle vendors is a small zurna, its name derived from the Portuguese chirimoya. Few, if any, noodle vendors continue this tradition, and those who do would use a loudspeaker playing a recorded charumera. [ citation needed] Sipsi which is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type is made from bone, wood or reed. The reed ones are more common. It has a second smaller part at the end which is made of reed that produces the sound. This part is completely taken into the mouth and the air is blown. Zurna is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. Because of its strong sound it is generally played in the open air, on occasions such as village weddings, sending off the boys to military service, sport encounters, folk dances and similar ceremonial events. It was the first melody instrument of the Mehter teams ( Janissaries Band) in the Ottoman period. It was also used in some traditional theater (orta oyunu) performances. It is generally accompanied with a drum. Because of the difficulty of its intonation and its high sound level, it is not used in musical groups. However, in the recent years it started to be used by some folk music groups.

Kemence is a three-string instrument. While kiris strings from gut used be put on kemences, these days mostly metal strings are used. Its sound range is about 2.5-3 octaves. It is widely used instrument in the folk music groups of today and can be used as a solo instrument within an ensemble. Kaval preserves its sound characteristics when played together with other instruments. Another stringed instrument is saz which is performed by ashiks. It is an ancient musical instrument that originally national poems were narrated by. [9] In 2009, Azerbaijani ashik music was included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO. [10] Zurna — Zurna, ein bei der türkischen Kriegsmusik gebräuchliches Blasinstrument, der Oboe ähnlich … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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Kavals are divided into two main types as Dilli Kaval and Dilsiz Kaval and are generally made from the wood of the plum tree. Çigirtma Oriental 'n' hypnotizing sounds in ZURNA will take you to the arabic dream world, so prepare yourself for that eargasm! National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO". www.unesco.az . Retrieved 2018-06-24. The Saz is the grandfather of the Greek Bouzouki. It's originated in Central Asia where Turks lived before their westward migration. Like the guitar in Spain and the bouzouki in Greece, the Saz is the most popular stringed instrument in Turkey. Although similar in shape to the Greek Bouzouki, the construction, size and sound of the Saz is different. You need a baglama saz to be able to play the microtones (Perde) of Arabic music. These instruments have traditional tied frets that are movable, and 3 courses of strings. Baglama In 1932, Uzeyir Hajibeyov created an orchestra consisted of Azerbaijani folk instruments. The first tar and kamancha concerts with symphony orchestra were arranged by Haji Khanmammadov. Nowadays, Farkhad Khudyev and Imamyar Hasanov are well-known Azerbaijani kamancha players. In 2013, Farkhad Khudyev performed concert for kamancha with the Youth Music Monterrey County Symphony Orchestra from California dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Khamammadov’s Symphony Orchestra. [8]

Kemence is an instrument without pitches and and it is possible to get from it all types of chromatic sounds easily. It is generally played by pressing two strings at the same time and getting parallel quarter notes. It is furthermore played with a special technique which is achieved with wrist movements. Zurna http://musicalconfrontations.com/MC5/wlc/mcb/cul/mim/mfl/mtm/foc/JNS/jns0000000002.htm History of the Zurna, from ancient times until the 18th century; in German: Janissary instruments and Europe] a b Huseynova, Aida (March 2016). Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera (Ethnomusicology Multimedia). Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253019455. It is most widely used in the Aegean Region the instrument has a total of six melody keys with five on the top and one underneath. Çifte Zurnazenler Bölüğü (the squadron of the zurna players) has a squadron master called zurnazen who has also the identity of mehterbaşı (head of the mehter). Other members of the squadron were called zurnacı or zurnazen whose rank was the soldier. Zurnazen-s were dressed in purple quilted cap wrapped by a white destar on their head, a white robe, sash around the waist, red shalwar, yellow yemeni (light, flat heeled shoes) and red biniş (cübbe).There are two types of zurna playing, sitting and standing. There are seven holes in total on the zurna. The 6 of them are in the upper part, the remaining hole is in the lower section. The left hand of the person who will play the zurna should cover the holes in the top and the right hand the holes in the bottom. However, in both types of playing, it is important to know how to make the best use of the air in the lungs. The most important feature that should be known in all types of zurna is the correct closing of the holes during playing. The person who wants to play the zurna adjusts the sound output and timbre by opening and closing the holes on the instrument by blowing through the "sipsi" in the mouth. While playing the zurna, one should never stop breathing. The sound of the zurna comes out with tremors. Characteristics and history [ edit ] Sound file of kaba zurna from Serres, Greece A variety of zurna, from the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments

The zurna is the most fundamental music instrument of the mehter band. It can play all the melodies in solo. Its sound is colorful, lively, pastoral, imposing, emotional and frisky. Sliding sounds and short and sharp sound can be obtained. Many virtuosos of this music instrument, the most convenient instrument for highly performing art among the Turkish music instruments, such as zurnazenbaşı İbrahim Ağa and Daği Ahmed Çelebi from Edirne whose name are still very well-known were bought up. Moreover, there are great zurna masters among Ottoman pashas such zurnazen Mustafa Paşa.The "zurna" (also called "surnay", birbynė, lettish horn, surla, sornai, zournas, zurma) is a double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music. Organologically, the zurna differs from the "ney", a quiet double-reed instrument with a plaintive sound compared to the loud, strident zurna. The mey has a reed as large as the body of the instrument compared to the small zurna reed.Tuiduk is a wind instrument (similar to surnai). Turkmen say that Adam who was moulded from clay had no soul. It is said that it was only due to the melodious tuiduk playing Archangel Gabriel could breath life into Adam. According to a Turkmen legend the main role in tuiduk invention was played by the devil (note the term ″devil openings,″ "şeytan delikleri", in Turkish for the small apertures on the bell). There is a ritual of inviting guests for a celebration which has survived from ancient times. Two tuiduk players stand in front each other, point their instruments upwards and play in unison. While doing this they perform magic circular movements which remind that this ritual used to be linked to shamanism. The instrument can be divided into three parts, with the top part consisting of the reed, which produces the sound. In this way, it resembles many modern and western woodwind instruments, and it has a counterpart in Azerbaijan called the Balaban. Selecting repertoire is one of the most challenging and important tasks that we take on in the development of our students’ musical education. Students at all levels will be given a selection of repertoire from multiple genres of music (Traditional, Folk) to study and perfect.

Mey is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. It consists of three parts. Ana Gövde (main part), Kamis (reed) and Kiskac (clip). The clips mounted to the end of the reed and can be pushed up and down on the reed and thus enabling tuning by providing one note variation in the sound. Oldest Turkish records suruna in Codex Cumanicus(CCM fol. 45a) < Persian word that is combined of two parts:Mehter tunes are found as old as XVIth century. Nevertheless, it is known that Abdülkadir Meragi, the great Turkish music master, came the Ottoman land during the era of Yıldırım Beyazıd Han and composed some mehter melodies for the Turkish military. In the period, Nefiri Behram Ağa and Emir-i Hac also wrote some mehter tunes. Mehter bands played some compositions of Hasan Can and Gazi Giray Han of Kırım, too. There was a great development in Turkish music in XVIIth century. In the mean time, mehter-s such as Zurnazenbaşı (head of the zurna players) İbrahim Ağa, Zurnazen Daği, Ahmed Çelebi from Edirne, Mehter Ahmed from Edirne composed also mehter tunes. There are several types of zurnas. They all share one and the same sound inductor - the so called "kalem" - which is actually a very tight (and short) double reed, sometimes made out of wheat leaves. The longest (and lowest) is the Kaba zurna, used in northern Turkey and Bulgaria. As a rule of thumb, a zurna is conical and made of wood. Cifte is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. It is made by tying two reed pipes side by side. Two small reed pieces which produce the sound are added to the ends of both reeds. These two small reeds are taken into the mouth cavity and it is played by blowing the air at the same time.