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Reccomend me some Longas to learn

Jason - 7-27-2006 at 04:17 PM

I have been working on Longa Sabbough and would like to learn some others. My record collection is seriously lacking for Longas so can anyone reccomend some good ones and, if possible, direct me to sheets or recordings if you have them.

Thanks

Branko - 7-29-2006 at 07:34 AM

For Turkish scores check http://www.neyzen.com/nota_arsivi.htm
Plenty of longas and semais there.

adamgood - 7-29-2006 at 07:49 AM

all longas here:

http://www.adamgood.com/turkish_nota/rep.php?form=10&sort=makam...

abdulo - 7-29-2006 at 11:01 AM

Nice

Is there scores with sound also ?? midi or Mp3

thanks

Jason - 7-29-2006 at 03:24 PM

Thanks guys this is great

Jonathan - 7-29-2006 at 05:54 PM

Nihavend Longa by Tatteos is pretty much a standard.

jshead - 7-30-2006 at 07:17 AM

Longa Shanez is great. I will try to upload the music for this.

Jason - 7-30-2006 at 05:09 PM

Thanks jshead I would appreciate it. I'm working on Nihavend Longa right now. The notes aren't too hard but, as always, making it beautiful is the problem hehe

mourad_X - 7-31-2006 at 02:27 AM

hi jason

longa farahfaza by riyad el sunbaty
is excelent for learning

if you want ... i have the sheet and mp3

regards
mourad

abdulo - 7-31-2006 at 05:38 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mourad_X
hi jason

longa farahfaza by riyad el sunbaty
is excelent for learning

if you want ... i have the sheet and mp3

regards
mourad


Hi mourad_X ,

can i have that please.

thanks

umut - 7-31-2006 at 09:04 AM

sultan-i yegah longa (sirto) is also great

here's the direct link to sheet music


page 1

http://www.neyzen.com/images/notalar/sultaniyegah/sultaniyegah_oh_s...

page 2

http://www.neyzen.com/images/notalar/sultaniyegah/sultaniyegah_oh_s...

Jason - 7-31-2006 at 01:31 PM

Lots of great ideas here thanks guys. Maybe I'll start threads for some other forms so we can share sheets of our favorites.

I've worked on Longa Farahfaza, it's probably one of my favorite oud pieces. You should post the sheet here so everyone can see it

cihan - 8-3-2006 at 01:28 AM

Here are my recommendations:
1-Refik Fersan's Sultaniyegah Sirto (my childhood favorite)
2-Sadi Isilay's Sultaniyegah Sirto
3-Kevser Hanim's Nihavend Longa
4-Santuri Ethem Efendi's Sehnaz Longa
5- Sukru Tunar's Hicaz Oyun Havasi
You can access the sheets to all of these pieces at turkmusikisi.com. Click on "Nota Arsivi" (it's written with small fonts in the middle, the big banner on the top takes you to another site), then click on Longas etc.
You can make midis of these by putting the sheet music on "nota" software where you can get for free at hamparsum.net. nota is the best sotware I could find on the internet to write Turkish music on the computer. And it is free thanks to the developer.

cihan - 8-3-2006 at 01:39 AM

By the way, if you want to learn longas and sirtos, you may want to purchase Turkish master kanun player Goksel Baktagir's Longalar and Sirtolar CD. He, Yurdal Tokcan and other fine musicians are playing in that CD the most of the pieces we are talking about here.

palestine48 - 8-3-2006 at 03:21 PM

im sorry for my ignorance but can someone explain to me what a longa is?

jshead - 8-3-2006 at 08:48 PM

basically it has 2 beats to the measure. It is a dance type music. generally played quickly.