Most helpful thank you Rob! It's great buying instruments from Turkey and the middle east but never any info supplied with the instrument. I spent hours researching. Thanks again.
@@RobMacKillop1 Can you give me any links for sheet music please Rob, surely it's not all improvised. Would be nice to play something from notation. Same for the Santoor. A lot of music books for Tar for instance are written in Farsi I'm sure you know. Sheet music for Oud is fine!
John, here's my old website tanburirob.wordpress.com which might be of interest. As for scores, I used to have a link to a page with hundreds of scores, buy I can't find it now. There are some here: www.turkishmusicportal.org/en/types-of-turkish-music/musical-notes/classical-turkish-music-notes But I strongly suggest you purchase the only English-language method book for the Tanbur, by the finest modern player, Murat Aydemir: Tanbur Metodu, published by Pan. It's actually in three languages. www.amazon.com/Tanbur-Metodu-Murat-Aydemir/dp/6059646417
@@tradscendence I thought my video was clear. They are tuned AEAA but you 'think' they are tuned DADD. This is because the music is notated a 4th higher than it sounds.
Turkish music divides the whole tone into nine divisions, so that requires a LOT of frets. There is no direct equivalent of the Western semitone, the closest being a little flat or a little sharp compared to that.
Most helpful thank you Rob! It's great buying instruments from Turkey and the middle east but never any info supplied with the instrument. I spent hours researching. Thanks again.
Cheers, John. Glad it was worth my while doing. Wonderful instrument and repertoire!
@@RobMacKillop1 Can you give me any links for sheet music please Rob, surely it's not all improvised. Would be nice to play something from notation. Same for the Santoor. A lot of music books for Tar for instance are written in Farsi I'm sure you know. Sheet music for Oud is fine!
John, here's my old website tanburirob.wordpress.com which might be of interest. As for scores, I used to have a link to a page with hundreds of scores, buy I can't find it now. There are some here: www.turkishmusicportal.org/en/types-of-turkish-music/musical-notes/classical-turkish-music-notes But I strongly suggest you purchase the only English-language method book for the Tanbur, by the finest modern player, Murat Aydemir: Tanbur Metodu, published by Pan. It's actually in three languages. www.amazon.com/Tanbur-Metodu-Murat-Aydemir/dp/6059646417
PS the book comes with a DVD
@@RobMacKillop1 Thanks so very much Rob! much appreciated, I will investigate
Very useful information, and hard to find. Thank you very much for sharing!
Good to know. Cheers.
Is the bow used only on a specific string? What are the rest of the strings for?
I imagine the lower strings provide a drone accompaniment when required.
@@RobMacKillop1ooh okay thank you
Where do I find the strings to play in ADA (La Re La)?? The only strings I can find are Avarez DAD (Re La Re)??
Sorry, I've no idea.
@@RobMacKillop1 So they are the same strings, just tuned down to ADA?
What strings are you using?
@@tradscendence I thought my video was clear. They are tuned AEAA but you 'think' they are tuned DADD. This is because the music is notated a 4th higher than it sounds.
@@tradscendence I don't know. They came with the instrument - which I no longer play.
can you explain about the frets?
Turkish music divides the whole tone into nine divisions, so that requires a LOT of frets. There is no direct equivalent of the Western semitone, the closest being a little flat or a little sharp compared to that.
Aea low a sounds ok