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Torkian composes music and plays several instruments, including the Iranian tar, the Turkish saz, and the GuitarViol, an electric guitar-like instrument that uses a bow and is adapted from a 14th-century instrument. [2] Several of the lyrics in his songs draw on or include traditional Middle-Eastern prayers, songs or chants. [3]
Haydar Haydar is a well known traditional mystical Turkish folk song. The lyrics of the song come from "a poem by 17th century Alevi-Bektashi poet Kul Nesîmî that vocalizes an internal struggle with God."
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).
With lyrics, and incorporating an English adaptation by Stella Lee, in 1953 the song was recorded in the USA as "Uska Dara - A Turkish Tale / Two Lovers" by Eydie Gormé [6] and Eartha Kitt. [7] The interpretation of the internationally known vocal star Eartha Kitt, accompanied by an instrumental set, could be based on that of Safiye Ayla.
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]
Ashik Ağalar Mikayılov playing the saz Ashugh Jivani (center, playing the kamani) with instrumentalists Soviet stamp from 1962 devoted to Sayat-Nova's 250 anniversary.. An ashik (Azerbaijani: aşıq, azb:آشؽق; Turkish: âşık; —all from Azerbaijani: aç) or ashugh (Armenian: աշուղ; Georgian: აშუღი) [1]: 1365 [2] [3] is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who ...
Veysel's opinion that folk music was intrinsically and inseparably connected to the land even extended into Turkish music played on Turkish instruments, by Turkish musicians; once asked to listen to another musician play a folk song on the saz, Veysel commented that whilst the song was still beautiful, it had been removed from its homeland in ...
Hekimoğlu (English: The Ballad of Hekimoğlu) is a popular Turkish türkü (folk song) in the musical modal Chahargah with a rhythm of 4/4. Although the TRT archive lists Ümit Tokcan as the source under the repertoire number 110, Ümit Tokcan himself says that the folk song was actually compiled by Kadir İnanır.