Turkish Court Music and the Kanun
Clip: Season 53 Episode 14 | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
Scott Yoo learns about the kanun and Turkish court music.
Scott Yoo learns about the Turkish kanun and about what court music in the country sounded like.
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Turkish Court Music and the Kanun
Clip: Season 53 Episode 14 | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
Scott Yoo learns about the Turkish kanun and about what court music in the country sounded like.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThat is an incredible looking instrument.
What is that?
Another incredible one.
It is kanun.
Kanun?
Kanun, yes, Turkish musical instrument.
Okay.
And do you change the tuning with those — Yes.
These are small levers, these are smaller than quarter tone.
And then during playing, we are changing it.
Oh, fantastic.
So it's like a harp pedal.
Yeah, but they are quarter tones, you know?
This is very small.
Very small.
Oh.
Wow.
Yeah.
You don't tune the harp with these pedals.
You are using pedal number four the quarter tone, or you want the 3/8 tone.
Yes, during playing.
During playing?
Yeah, during playing we are chan And so you... while you're playing this, you h Oh, I need this pedal.
Yes.
Or, I need this one.
Yes.
And you have to know very good Turkish music flavors.
So you are spicing the music with these.
Yes, absolutely.
Can we all play together?
Sure.
Okay, let's try it.
♪♪ This reed flute, the ney, is another interesting Turkish instrument.
But well come back to that.
♪♪
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