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According to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "the terms 'bağlama' and 'saz' are used somewhat interchangeably in Turkey. 'Saz' is generally used interchangeably with 'enstrüman' (instrument) and it is used to refer single or group of musical instruments like 'üflemeli sazlar' (wind instruments). [2]
The cura (Turkish pronunciation:) is a plucked string folk instrument from Turkey. [1] It is the smallest and highest pitched member of the bağlama family of instruments. [ 2 ] It is found in nearly every region of the country with varying exact dimensions, tunings, playing techniques, and names including dede sazı, parmak cura, üç telli ...
The saz semai (also spelled in Turkish as saz sema'i, saz sema-i, saz sema i, saz semaī, saz semâ'î, sazsemai, saz semaisi, or sazsemaisi and in the Arab world as samâi) is an instrumental form in Ottoman classical music. It was typically the closing movement of a fasıl (i.e. suite).
Described as "Turkey’s most beloved alternative music purveyors," [3] Baba Zula create a unique psychedelic sound, combining traditional Turkish instruments, electronica, reggae, and dub. The core of their sound is the saz, a Turkish bouzouki-like stringed instrument with a bright, high-pitched sound. [ 3 ]
Sama'i (also known as usul semai) is a vocal piece of Ottoman Turkish music composed in 6 8 meter. This form and meter (usul in Turkish) is often confused with the completely different saz semaisi, an instrumental form consisting of three to four sections, in 10 8 meter, or usul aksak semai (broken semai in Turkish).
It usually uses long rhythm cycles, stretching over many measures as opposed to the simpler usul the other major form of instrumental music uses, saz semai. Along with the saz semai, called in Arabic the sama'i, it was introduced into Arabic music in the 19th century and became particularly popular in Egypt.
In addition to music in the Turkish style, Saz was also exposed to music of the western tradition while in the harem. Some sultans began wanting western music to be performed in the palace. Sultan Mahmud II invited European musicians to the palace to perform and teach. One such person was Giuseppe Donizetti, brother of the opera composer. Saz's ...
The Turkish music industry includes a number of fields, ranging from record companies to radio stations and community and state orchestras. Most of the major record companies are based in Istanbul's region of Unkapanı and they are represented by the Turkish Phonographic Industry Society (MÜ-YAP). [40]