Derya Türkan demonstrates the kemençe

Derya Türkan demonstrates the Turkish kemençe for composers;
video by Joël Bons, Istanbul 2002,
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[@ericvdwesten]

I love Derya. As a warm person, friend and a phenomenal musician! I hope he's going to be around for a long time so all the people can enjoy his music.

[@Dylonely42]

Is he still going around ?

[@ericvdwesten]

I love Derya. As a warm person, friend and a phenomenal musician! I hope

[@vickikgibson9470]

amazing sounds with the use of using just our nails to touch the string, with the bow ....love it! And great playing!! Thanks for sharing AND adding english!!:) Many of us want to learn, and we appreciate ALL musical instruments!:)

[@koneybhargavaramnaidu8299]

heart touching we in India play sarangi like this thank you so much

[@clavis_voveo]

what a beautiful instrument!

[@pala2145]

Sen EFSANESİN! You are LEGEND !

[@ph2738]

It looks like the stops are from the finger nails touching the strings, rather than pushing them down to the finger board?

[@metinaytekin]

Yes, Paul you are right. He doesnt push the finger down but use finger nails to touch the strings.

[@fabiodm7]

Bravissimo suonatore e complimenti per lo strumento molto buono!

[@aniellodesena2667]

beautiful playing!!!

[@RassBrass]

Amazing instrument

[@OFaruk-wl6tr]

It takes years to learn

[@ruthpitts8455]

Both beautiful and informative. Thanks!

[@Uvisir]

really good presentation exactly what i wanted to se, a total "going through"

[@nurdanyaldz3039]

Derya Türkan a hayranım. Dilek Türkan a hayranım. İkisinin sahnede birlikteliğine hayranım..Daha uzun uzun yıllar dinlemek seyretmek duası ile..💐

[@user-ju9zn2ch6o]

The musical instrument called kemane(Persian word) or lyra (greek word), was first presented in the 9th century to the Byzantines , in order to copy the Arabic rubab. Before, there weren't bowed instruments in the area around Aegean sea, the lyra was te first of its kind. When it started spreading throughout Europe,it changed shape and became the violin. So yes, lyra was created in Greece one could say, but it's not a Greek instrument. Actually no musical instrument has ethnicity. Every musical instrument is global. Music belongs to all the people in the world, not the Greeks or the Turks.

[@s.s.6141]

Νίκος Τζέλλος liked 10 times

[@ruslanturan]

Türk, Laz, Kemençe!!!

[@Rebetis4]

@Νικος τζελας ρε αδερφε να σε ρωτησω πως μπορω να μαθω τις νοτες σε αυτην τη λυρα?

[@TwistedMind86Chern]

Well said.Now in Greece we have the Cretan lyra and the Carpathian lyra. Lyras with some modifications and the Politiko lyraki that is like Kemence. I play Cretan lyra by the way.

[@farcel]

harika bir video!!! çok teşekkürler!

[@amerdidi3126]

To the interviewer, thanks for choosing the right musician for demonstrating this soulful instrument. It is sad that the Western Music is omnipresent even when dealing with other great traditions. A kemençe is not supposed to demonstrate major scale ('açem, yes, but they are not the same), nor forcing it to play unusual techniques or Piazzola compositions style (Gidon Kremer can do if you like). Note how artificial was the Major scale versus the real meaning of modality when Rast was demonstrated. It would also have been better to let this great man express himself in Turkish and then provide a translation. My two cents... Great Job anyway!

[@robabnawaz]

I agree 100% the interviewer is an idiot (sorry, but my opinion).

[@AlifLamMiim]

It sounds like the same interviewer for the Yurdal Tokcan Ud demonstration. The interviewer did ask some good questions but they also could have kept quiet a few times and let the master demonstrate.

[@rootsguitar1]

excellent clip!

[@habipaksu7035]

Derya Bey,, bu endtromanin profossoru kendisini kutlu yorum tek kelimeyle harika,,,,

[@Lin.Jon-Kur]

1:54 Romanian rhapsody no.1: ))))

[@laedrix]

Klasik Kemençe looks like "eye drop"

[@Ecclesiastes11718]

I didn't know that.It looks similar to the Cretan lyra (in Greece we say is "pair shaped",like the fruit) ,i thought it was like the Pontian lyra which is long shaped

[@ferhatozden]

yahu bu ne muhteşem bir hicaz. 3:40

[@atakansari]

sonunda be

[@omerbenian]

Derya hocam ya :) Hocam Türkiye'nin biraz abartarak söylersek en iyisidir. Ellerin dert görmesin, Allah ömür versin. Selam olsun.

[@nicanor000]

@neyzenilkay thank you very much!

[@asena9078]

Turkish instrument💖

[@nicanor000]

super!!! second song is from romania! how can i buy a kemence and where can i learn?

[@interpolitic]

abi masallah nasil bi adamsin sen ya

[@koneybhargavaramnaidu8299]

heart touch instrument we India

[@berkay_berk]

Dear Kri Pat, of course it is a Turkish instrument because its name is Klasik Kemençe or İstanbul Kemençesi. Therefore, you can see it easily. If you want to learn more please Wiki: Klasik Kemençe

[@bobbeer7489]

+Berkay Berk See my answer to Marios and Boris below; but the short answer is: It was not called "Klasik Kemençe" in Turkish until after Alekos Bacanos began playing Turkish classical music on it. Before that point it was not much played by Turks at all; it was considered a Greek urban folk/tavern instrument. Before the early form of the violin arrived from the west in Istanbul, the bowed instrument in the Turkish classical ensemble was the rebab. It was almost entirely abandoned after the violin appeared. Today there are a few people playing the rebab again but the kemençe has gained more favor.

[@onurkucukarslan6538]

@M K Klasik kemençenin Türk musikisine girişi 19.yy ortalarıdır. Arkadaşın yorumu tarihsel bir gerçek, Derya Hoca'nın tarih okumasını da referans alabilirsin. Armudi kemençenin ilk figürü 9. yy'dan Bizans minyatürlerinde resmedilmiş. Hangi minyatürlerden bahsediyorsun bilmiyorum ama, Osmanlı minyatürleri sadece Osmanlı Türklerini değil nüfusun yarısını oluşturan gayrımüslimleri de resmediyor şüphesiz...

[@TwistedMind86Chern]

Its not Turkish nor Greek guys.

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

@@TwistedMind86Chern discord.gg/5ghb3rnDH2

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

@@onurkucukarslan6538 discord.gg/5ghb3rnDH2

[@suayderyam]

süper

[@SocratesAlexander]

Saatlerce dinlesen bıkmazsın.

[@scornabecco]

it's like the Calabrian Lyra, a little bit small than the calabrian type and tuned different , i think! ehehe

[@thehabibis8292]

He looks and sounds just like his brother - Yurdal.. I didn'r know he had a brother till I saw this clip.. Am I correct.. Is he playing a Bacanos tune..?

[@bere38]

ellerine saglik!

[@GracjanRadomski-Instrumenty]

Hi I wonder about the strings and their gauge. I don't want use steel string so i think about gut string but are really expensive. I read about using synthetic racquet strings and I do not know what to think about it? That may work? If yes, which gauge i should use? (sorry for my english)

[@maykildayi]

yes u can use the synthetic one . But the sound may be different , not much , but absolutely it may be . i have records both gut and synthetic strings .

[@GracjanRadomski-Instrumenty]

Maykıl Dayı Could you send me these records? (my email: [e-mail]) and do you know what the thickness of the strings?

[@GracjanRadomski-Instrumenty]

@@bahaocak1663 tranks a lot:)

[@julianokhoshaba1]

wow 👍👍🙌

[@Horonnn]

Aslında tasavvufi müziklere de uygun bir çalgı bence ses olarak.

[@PanosAnomioum]

how long it takes to play like that?

[@fabiankempe7851]

+Panos Dust long

[@crommeer2306]

Maybe never. Some hard turkish makams :( as yiu see he creates that tunes just touching strings. you should find that tone on your own. Need really good ear but it s sth even you keep that in your house.

[@Enes..Yalcin]

30 years i guess:)) This man is a very unique virtuoso, a genius.

[@ctimur]

@nicanor000 what is the name of that song? can you give any youtube links?

[@gokhangumrutas4102]

1 numara

[@elliotmadethis]

it’s method is like the sarangi kinda

[@neyzenilkay]

@nicanor000 Kemence best way to buy go to turkey, second way, EBAY :D But it is not cheap! Kemence is not simple but you can exercise and learn it by your self.

[@s.s.6141]

Mixed of turkish and greek music :) so it s istanbul insturment

[@zaheer7990]

Dude this insturment not mixed this is karadeniz kemençesi not mixed with greek. accept that some greek come turkey and bring in greece

[@Enes..Yalcin]

@@zaheer7990 Vice versa. This insteument was mostly played by Greek musician in İstanbul. It's other name is Kretan Lyra. Most of the known virtuosos are Greek like Vasilaki.

[@demi9826]

@pet 0692 The Caucasus Circassians have this instrument too and they call it in their own language. So it is mostly Laz

[@Onez1z.]

Where can I buy it?

[@bobbeer7489]

+zzzonezzz The best way is to go to a maker in Istanbul. Despite the fact that it looks fairly simple, a good one requires a lot of finesse to make, and there are a lot of crummy ones around. If you bought one online without actually seeing it and playing it, you'd probably end up with something not very good.

[@musdaabey]

Hayretten ve mutlulktan agzim acik kaldi. Boyle bir enstrumanin Dunyanin baska bir yerinde olabilecegini zannetmiyorum. Derya ustadimizi sevgiyle kuluyorum

[@musdaabey]

+Mustafa Sener ... kutluyorum....

[@moly282]

7:07

[@TechnoGlowStick]

*Gasp!* His fingers are not touching the strings! 😧

[@m32AC]

Καροτσέρη τράβα, να πάμε στα Ταταύλα!!!!!

[@giybetcikodu5592]

Ag la ya yim mi yane

[@marcknight4568]

I bet he could clean a plate of fries in like five seconds if your lip got stuck on the straw

[@muratcelik4340]

İyi ağzına ağzına vurmamış kemençeyi. Karşında usta var sus otur dinle he mi? Rica ve minnetle sor. Ne rahat, mütevazi bir insan Derya Bey. Kemençesi gibi dingin bir eda ile karşılamış Üstad. Eline sağlık...

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Looks difficult. Lol. Dudes full of weird requests. Now make it sound ugly. Now make it sound like a cat. Now do a police siren. Lol.

[@Enes..Yalcin]

A well-known virtuoso of this instrument (Tanburi Cemil Bey) was making human conversation sounds with this instrument:)

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

@@Enes..Yalcin I believe he did. I'm sure a skilled musician can do damn near anything with one.

[@CakmakHakan]

Rast Kasap Arabacı

[@corrbulo]

@ronnyame yavrum kalmadı onlar türkiye de artık kalmadı ucube deniyor herşeye. hani bizim Anadolu Ateşi? gazetelere falan çıkmıyor artık tek konulu oldu bütün gazeteler.

[@kripat2414]

what is turk?????? wiki: Lyre

[@ruslanturan]

Kemençe!!!

[@malice__doll]

awesome