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Tahir Aydoğdu
Tahir Aydoğdu (born 1959) is a Turkish virtuoso Qanun (instrument), qanun (kanun) player, musician and lecturer. He is noted for fusing together the qanun and Turkish classical music with western jazz and classical music. Early years Aydoğdu was born in Istanbul in 1959. His music studies began during high school years when he participated in many choruses. His father Gültekin Aydoğdu was his teacher who was also a noted qanun player at TRT Ankara Radio and conductor of the Turkish Fasıl Ensemble. Aydoğdu is a graduate of the Physics Department of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara. Career After his studies, Aydoğdu started his career as a qanun player in the TRT Ankara Radio Turkish Music Ensemble, a position which he has continued. Aydoğdu has been a member of several other ensembles in his career. He played with the Turkish Music Ensemble of the State Conservatory of Afyon Kocatepe University, with vocalist and ''bendir'' player Timucin Cevikoglu. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qanun (instrument)
The qanun, kanun, ganoun or kanoon ( ar, قانون, qānūn; hy, քանոն, k’anon; ckb, قانون, qānūn; el, κανονάκι, kanonáki; he, קָאנוּן, ''qanun''; fa, , ''qānūn''; tr, kanun; az, qanun; ) is a string instrument played either solo, or more often as part of an ensemble, in much of the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, Armenia, and Greece. The name derives ultimately from Ancient Greek: κανών kanōn, meaning "rule, law, norm, principle". The qanun traces one of its origins to a stringed Assyrian instrument from the Old Assyrian Empire, specifically from the nineteenth century BC in Mesopotamia. This instrument came inscribed on a box of elephant ivory found in the old Assyrian capital Nimrud (ancient name: ''Caleh''). The instrument is a type of large zither with a thin trapezoidal soundboard that is famous for its unique melodramatic sound. Regional variants and technical specifications Arabic qanuns are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
