Turkish Woodwind Professional Zurna

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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] Oriental 'n' hypnotizing sounds in ZURNA will take you to the arabic dream world, so prepare yourself for that eargasm! Characteristics and history [ edit ] Sound file of kaba zurna from Serres, Greece A variety of zurna, from the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments Reed instrument a folk oboe with a conical body made of wood or horn (ever buree = horn), widening towards the end. It has seven finger holes and one thumbhole. A metal staple carries the reed and a lip-disc in the shape of a funnel. The short form of the instrument is known as "haidi", meaning 'flute of the sea'. Tef (tambourine) is a Turkish percussion instrument. It consists of a metal or wooden hoop over which a skin is stretched. There are two types of tambourines, with or without the cymbals. Kasik

Tulum (bagpipe) is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. It consists of three parts with Deri Kismi (leather section), Nav and Agizlik (mouth piece). The air is stored in the leather section and is let into the nav section by pressing the bag under the arm. Nav is the part where the melody is played. It also has two parts called Analik and Dillik. Agizlik is the section which sends the air to the leather bag of the pipe. The origin of the zurna is China. China is the homeland of all woodwind instruments with holes on them. In addition, the first simple version of instruments such as zurna and mey emerged from these lands. Susanna, which is still used in temples or funerals in China, is another version of the zurna. A folk etymology explains that the name is derived from Persian " سرنای" ( surnāy), composed of " سور" ( sūr) meaning "banquet, feast", and نای ( nāy) meaning "reed, pipe". The term is attested in the oldest Turkic records, as " suruna" in the 12th and 13th century Codex Cumanicus (CCM fol. 45a). Zurna has also been suggested as a possible borrowing from Hittite or Luwian into the Armenian language, where Arm. զուռնա zuṙna is compared to Luwian zurni "horn". [3] See also [ edit ]The name is because you produce sound on this percussion instrument by essentially striking two spoons against each other, usually in a rhythm to accompany a dance. 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 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.

This instrument is not unique to Turkey because people also play it in Morocco, Syria, Iran, and Algeria. But by the late 1800s, the ud was well established as a staple of Turkish folk music. 6. Kasik The Farabius Academy of Music provides online private zurna study at all levels and ages. Students in a private study can learn with no prior experience, all the way to extensive professional experience, and we will ensure you have an enjoyable experience. Tar is a Turkish folk instrument played with a plectrum (tezene). It is widely used in the Kars region. It is also a commonly used instrument in Azerbaijan, Iran, Uzbekistan and Georgia. Its body is composed of two bowls of different size and is generally made from mulberry trees. The gögüs section is covered with a membrane taken from the heart of water buffaloes or cattle. Sap section is from hard wood and fish line pitches are tied onto it.The combination of constant volume and non-stop playing makes the zurna unsuitable for emphasis of the rhythm. It has therefore been played almost invariably along with big drums that both provide the rhythm and the lower frequencies that travel further away than the zurna's loud, high pitched sound. 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. It requires high pressure to give any tone at all and when it does, it is almost constantly loud, high pitched, sharp, and piercing.

As you can see, there is no shortage of interesting Turkish musical instruments, especially when it comes to folk music. 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.

Turkish people whose roots are based on the military since the plains of the Central Asia have a completely exceptional music and band owning different characteristics than other world nations with respect to meaning and importance also to music and performance. This band of Turkish people is called mehteran and the music mehter musikisi.