Dimitrie Cantemir - Taqsim & Makam / Turkish classical music

• published: 06 May 2013
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VOIX D'ISTANBUL (Sound of Istanbul) 4 pieces Taqsim* & Makam**, by Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723). *Note: Taqsim (Arabic: تَقْسِيم‎ / ALA-LC: taqsīm; Greek: ταξίμι taksimi, Turkish: taksim) is a melodic musical improvisation that usually precedes the performance of a traditional Arabic, Greek, Middle Eastern, or Turkish musical composition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqsim **Note: Makam (pl. makamlar; from the Arabic word مقام) is a system of melody types used in Turkish classical music. It provides a complex set of rules for composing and performance. Each makam specifies a unique intervalic structure (cinsler) and melodic development (seyir). Whether a fixed composition (beste, şarkı, peşrev, âyin, etc.) or a spontaneous composition (gazel, taksim, recitation of Kuran-ı Kerim, Mevlid, etc.), all attempt to follow the melody type. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makam ***Note: Gazel is a form of Turkish music that has almost died out. While in other parts of the Central Asian world, gazel is synonymous with ghazal, in Turkey it denotes an improvised form of solo singing that is sometimes accompanied by the ney, ud, or tanbur. It is the vocal equivalent to the Turkish taqsim, an improvised instrumental composition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazel I. Uzzäl uşūleş Darb-i feht (Dervis Mehmed, Mss. D. Cantemir n.209) II. Bûselik uşūleş (Mss. n.335) III. Rehavi Çember (Tanburi Angeli, d.1690; Mss. D. Cantemir n.297) IV. Gazel*** (Improvisation by Gürsoy Dinçer; Ottoman traditional. Poem by Fuzûlî) V. Hicâz uşūleş Devr-i Kebir (Anon, Mss. D. Cantemir n.220) Performed by HESPÈRION XXI Pierre Hamon (ney) Pedro Estevan (percussion) dir. Jordi Savall (lira, vielle, rebab) TURKEY Derya Türkan (kemençe) Yurdal Tokcan (oud) Murat Salim Tokaç (tanbur) Hakan Güngör (kanun) Fahrettin Yarkın (percussion)