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Turkish System

shivadonga - 3-21-2007 at 06:26 PM

Hi every world
Does anyone know any web or book to see,read and learn about Turkish System by commas and their maqamat?
Thanks
Regards

al-Halabi - 3-21-2007 at 07:00 PM

Karl Signell, Makam: Modal Practice in Turkish Art Music (New York: Da Capo, 1986).

Oudoneit - 3-22-2007 at 02:27 AM

This is now available on a CDRom. I bought it from a website in the USA. No problem with finance and delivery, but unfortunately I can't recall the name of the website. Try searching for it. The book is WONDERFUL - it explains everything very simply, includes soundfiles and also pronunciation soundfiles. The best book in English.

Rob

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shivadonga - 3-23-2007 at 01:12 AM

Hi every books
Is impossible to buy the book(cd-rom),is unavailable and i can,t access to Jstor because i am not student,member;but al-Halabi and Oudoneit a lot of thanks to your valuables informations
Thanks
Regards:(

David Parfitt - 3-23-2007 at 02:42 AM

Hi Shivadonga

You could always do what I did - go to your local library and request the book on inter-library loan.

Best wishes

David

adamgood - 3-23-2007 at 12:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shivadonga
Hi every world
Does anyone know any web or book to see,read and learn about Turkish System by commas and their maqamat?
Thanks
Regards


Hi, there are plenty of people here who know a lot of info, you can always post questions and probably get a pretty good answer.

I agree the Karl Signell book is pretty good although I do wish there was a version in English of the book Ismail Hakki Özkan made.

Online there's really very little out there in English. There are TONS of notated pieces that you can study however and frankly that's where you'll learn so much.

adam

shivadonga - 3-25-2007 at 03:07 AM

Hi every flowers
Thanks to all,you are very generous and wise in your advices
I have found two webs " oud.eclipse.co.uk" and oudcafe,they are FANTASTIC
Regards:bounce::bounce::bounce::applause::applause:

Oudoneit - 3-25-2007 at 07:29 AM

The CDRom of Signells book in English is published by Usul Editions: http://usul-editions.com/ but they are off line presently.

Rob

shivadonga - 3-27-2007 at 10:45 AM

A lot of thanks to your fantastic help oudoneit
I hope someday i will get the cd
By the way,is a cd-rom or a cd-rom with a real hard-book?
Best Regards My email is kahf7@hotmail.com

Oudoneit - 3-27-2007 at 11:26 PM

No, it is just a disc. You could print it out, but it also has sound files.

Rob

Jack_Campin - 5-6-2007 at 04:53 PM

I saw a recent reprint of Signell's book in Istanbul last year (somewhere in Beyoglu) so it ought to be available from somewhere still.