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The Art of Taksim

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Download links and information about The Art of Taksim by Göksel Kartal / Goksel Kartal. This album was released in 1994 and it belongs to New Age, World Music genres. It contains 11 tracks with total duration of 52:44 minutes.

Artist: Göksel Kartal / Goksel Kartal
Release date: 1994
Genre: New Age, World Music
Tracks: 11
Duration: 52:44
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Acem Asiran Saz Semai 6:41
2. Sultani Yegah Longa 5:11
3. Ussak Taksim 5:25
4. Rast Taksim 4:10
5. Saba Taksim 4:43
6. Kurdili Hicazkar Saz Semai 5:49
7. Hicaz Taksim 4:59
8. Nihavent Taksim 3:43
9. Nihavent Longa 3:49
10. Huzzam Taksim 4:31
11. Nihavent Saz Semai 3:43

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The kanun is an instrument whose origin is still unknown. It is found originally in such countries as Turkey, Persia, and Armenia, and more recently in Egypt, Greece, and Yugoslavia. The instrument went through major changes at the end of last century (mandals were added — they are levers used to make pitch changes on the string) and in the 1960s, Kanuni Ahmet Yatman, a virtuoso of the instrument, developed a playing style that established a new technical standard of playing. The art of the taksim as presented on this CD is the art of Middle Eastern improvisation. Göksil Tarkal is a master player of the kanun and the art of taksim, and improvised using the makam, which are modes used in improvisation with predefined rules. On this CD the pieces range from very different styles, from classical Ottoman forms to modern pieces and folk music. ~ Bruno Deschênes, Rovi