Ottoman Tanbûr
The Long-Necked Lute of Ottoman Art Music
By (author) Hans de Zeeuw
Paperback (Published)
(June 2022)
ISBN: 9781803271064
6.85 x 9.65 inches
Price: $40.00
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Tanburs are long-necked lute-like instruments played in the art, Sufi, and folk musical traditions along the Silk Road and beyond. This book provides a detailed study of the history of the tanbur, its role in Ottoman music, construction and playing technique.
The Ottoman Tanbur provides a detailed study of the history of this long-necked lute-like instrument, its role in Ottoman music, construction and playing technique.Tanburs are played in the art, Sufi, and folk musical traditions along the Silk Road and beyond. In Turkey, the name tanbur is mainly used as a name for the long-necked tanbur of Ottoman art music, the Ottoman tanbur. The origin and early development of the Ottoman tanbur is, notwithstanding its importance, still not fully understood due to the absence or scarcity of literary and iconographical sources, while well-preserved Ottoman tanburs are rare or non-existent. The book explores the political and cultural-historical conditions that contributed to the development of a distinct Ottoman Art music (Osmanli san’at musikisi) in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the central place given to the tanbur. Thereafter, Ottoman art music and the Ottoman tanbur suffered from official neglect until the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and even rejection after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. This situation changed after the foundation of the first Turkish music conservatory in 1975 at the Istanbul Teknik Universitesi (ITU). The revival of Ottoman art music since the 1990s resulted in a rehabilitation of Ottoman art music and of the Ottoman tanbur whose days had seemed to be numbered.
List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements General Introduction Chapter 1: The Turko-Persian Culture and Heritage Introduction The Rum-Seljuq Turko-Persian Culture in Anatolia The Timurid Turko-Persian Art Music The Safavids and Timurid Turko-Persian Art Music The Ottomans and Timurid and Safavid Turko-Persian Art Music The Decline of Ottoman Turko-Persian Art Music Chapter 2: The Rise of Ottoman Art Music and Ottoman Tanbur Introduction The Origin of the Ottoman Tanbur The Ottoman Tanbur in the 18th Century Chapter 3: Negligence, Rejection, and Revival of Ottoman Art Music Introduction The Ottoman Tanbur in the 19th and Early 20th Century Ottoman Art Music and Ottoman Tanbur and The Republic of Turkey Chapter 4: Construction Introduction The Anatomy of the Ottoman Tanbur The Choice of Wood The Drying of Wood Construction Process The Bowl, Neck, and Soundboard Bridge, Nut, and Tailpiece Frets, Strings, and Tuning Ornamentation Chapter 5: Playing Technique Introduction Playing Position Left Hand Finger Technique Right Hand Plectrum Technique Execution Melody Appendix 1: Ottoman Tanbur - Charles Fonton Appendix 2: Ottoman Tanbur - Guillaume-Andre Villoteau Appendix 3: Ottoman Tanbur - Rauf Yekta Discography Bibliography Glossary Illustration Credits Index, List of Figures ;
Preface and Acknowledgements ;
General Introduction ;
Chapter 1: The Turko-Persian Culture and Heritage ;
IntroductionThe Rûm-Seljuq Turko-Persian Culture in AnatoliaThe Tîmûrid Turko-Persian Art MusicThe Safavids and Tîmûrid Turko-Persian Art MusicThe Ottomans and Tîmûrid and Safavid Turko-Persian Art MusicThe Decline of Ottoman Turko-Persian Art Music Chapter 2: The Rise of Ottoman Art Music and Ottoman Tanbûr ;
IntroductionThe Origin of the Ottoman TanbûrThe Ottoman Tanbûr in the 18th Century Chapter 3: Negligence, Rejection, and Revival of Ottoman Art Music ;
IntroductionThe Ottoman Tanbûr in the 19th and Early 20th CenturyOttoman Art Music and Ottoman Tanbûr and The Republic of Turkey Chapter 4: Construction ;
IntroductionThe Anatomy of the Ottoman TanbûrThe Choice of WoodThe Drying of WoodConstruction ProcessThe Bowl, Neck, and SoundboardBridge, Nut, and TailpieceFrets, Strings, and TuningOrnamentation Chapter 5: Playing Technique ;
IntroductionPlaying PositionLeft Hand Finger TechniqueRight Hand Plectrum TechniqueExecution Melody Appendix 1: Ottoman Tanbûr - Charles Fonton ;
Appendix 2: Ottoman Tanbûr - Guillaume-André Villoteau ;
Appendix 3: Ottoman Tanbûr - Raûf Yektâ ;
Discography ;
Bibliography ;
Glossary ;
Illustration Credits ;
Index
- By (author) Hans de Zeeuw
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