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Oud in Istanbul
There is no question about the superior quality of Faruk Türünz's ouds. He made one for me and its ...
5-20-2018 at 09:03 AM
by: al-Halabi
Oud in Istanbul
For a solid practice oud you might want to check out the ouds in Çankaya Müzikevi, which carry the ...
5-19-2018 at 10:24 AM
by: al-Halabi
help with oud/bouzouk label
The label reads:

Furniture and ouds
George Sifasto Bulos - al-Yunani ["the Greek"]
22/3/1996 ...
4-27-2018 at 05:35 AM
by: al-Halabi
Upper jins of maqam Kurd is Nahawand or Busalik?
Adam, you rightly point to the rather elusive character of makam kurdi. The collection of notations ...
4-23-2018 at 06:57 AM
by: al-Halabi
A Very Unique Sounding Oud
His nice introductory improvisation in the Iraqi style is followed (at 4:39) by the lovely U&#35 ...
4-20-2018 at 09:17 AM
by: al-Halabi
Free PDF Book by Tawfiq Al-Sabbagh
Jody, click on the blue button marked 'Download' on the right side of the screen. I just tried it an ...
4-17-2018 at 05:30 PM
by: al-Halabi
Turkish staff notation software
Microber, thank you very much for this information. I will try the program. The online manual should ...
4-17-2018 at 07:44 AM
by: al-Halabi
Turkish staff notation software
Mus2 was developed in Turkey and is geared to accommodating all the requirements of Turkish musical ...
4-16-2018 at 02:42 PM
by: al-Halabi
Difficulty of changing scale lengths as a beginner
I don't believe that you will find it a major problem to adjust. The fingers, with the aid of the ea ...
3-12-2018 at 12:52 PM
by: al-Halabi
Persian Oud = Barbat? and a question on terminology
Richard, I assume that you meant to say that the oud is a fifth (not a fourth) at the body joint and ...
3-9-2018 at 07:43 AM
by: al-Halabi
ID for lebanese oud?
From what can be seen of the label there is no indication of the identity of the oud's maker. It was ...
2-25-2018 at 03:22 PM
by: al-Halabi
Does anyone play cross legged on the floor?
Yes, that was the traditional sitting position for centuries. Chairs as we know them were not in use ...
2-24-2018 at 10:16 AM
by: al-Halabi
Printed anthologies of Ottoman music?
Most of the anthologies of notations published in Turkey are dedicated chiefly or entirely to the re ...
2-9-2018 at 10:15 AM
by: al-Halabi
advices on buzuq strings and tuning
You're welcome.
I recently ordered strings from juststrings.com, which carries a huge selection and ...
2-8-2018 at 09:46 AM
by: al-Halabi
advices on buzuq strings and tuning
Yes, the standard tuning of the buzuq is c - g- c. For the c strings in the first and third courses ...
2-7-2018 at 04:30 PM
by: al-Halabi
Maqam Question: Maghreb vs. Mashriq
The traditional mode (tab') of sika in Moroccan music has a basic diatonic scale that extends from E ...
2-2-2018 at 08:52 AM
by: al-Halabi
Music from the court of Selim III
You can look up notations by composer on this website:
http://www.notaarsivleri.com/bestekarlar.htm ...
1-26-2018 at 02:45 PM
by: al-Halabi
Jamil Owaiss composer
Here are a few references to published accounts of his life and musical contributions:

(especiall ...
1-25-2018 at 01:36 PM
by: al-Halabi
Jamil Owaiss composer
You are welcome. Writings about Arab music in English contain only brief mentions of Uways, but ther ...
1-24-2018 at 06:29 AM
by: al-Halabi
Jamil Owaiss composer
You are right about the high quality of Jamil Uways's compositions. Although his name is not widely ...
1-22-2018 at 03:12 PM
by: al-Halabi
What rishas do the pros use?
In Turkey professional players, including those in the top tier, use plectrums made of plastic, whic ...
1-14-2018 at 01:40 PM
by: al-Halabi
Bashraf Hijaz
This is the complete piece.
11-25-2017 at 05:49 AM
by: al-Halabi
How to safely switch from Arabic to Turkish tuning
I was not aware that you had reservations about the overly bright sound you are getting with the Pyr ...
11-24-2017 at 08:36 AM
by: al-Halabi
How to safely switch from Arabic to Turkish tuning
Rapakousios is recommending to you custom string sets of the highest quality that are balanced and o ...
11-23-2017 at 10:45 AM
by: al-Halabi
Cins in turkish and Armenian music
There are four varieties of makam Hicaz which already do what you are interested in doing:

The st ...
11-3-2017 at 09:30 AM
by: al-Halabi
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