Turkish Classical Instruments - Baglama

Baglama is the most commonly used string folk instrument in Turkey. It takes different names according to the regions and according to its size such as Baglama, Divan Sazi, Bozuk, Çögür, Kopuz Irizva, Cura, Tambura, etc.

Cura is the smallest member of the baglama family with the highest pitched sound. The member one size bigger than cura which gives a sound that is one octave lower than cura is the tambura. And the one with the deepest sound is the Divan sazi whose sound is one octave lower compared to tambura.

Baglama has three main parts called Tekne, Gögüs and Sap. Tekne part is generally made from mulberry trees as well as from woods of juniper, beech, spruce or walnut. The gögüs part is made from spruce and the sap section from homespun or juniper.

There are pieces called burgu (screw) at the end of the sap which is opposite to tekne part to which the strings are tied. These screws are used for tuning. There are pitches on the sap tied with fish line. Baglama is played with a Mizrap or Tezene made from cherry wood bark or plastic and fingers are used in some regions. The later technique is called Selpe.

There are three string groups on Baglama in groups of two or three. These string groups can be tuned in a variety of ways. For example in the tuning style called baglama Düzeni, the strings in the lower group give 'la', middle group strings and upper group strings give 'mi' notes. Besides this type of tuning there are Kara Düzen, Misket Düzeni Müstezat, Abdal Düzeni, Rast Düzeni etc. styles.

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[Joebunkyss1]

Turoyan; get over your imperial self. If I start a baglama oz school in Australia it will be Australian baglama . Deal with it and be grateful.

[hassan29031996]

Mesaslink usta devinimi bekleriz ^^

[Turoyan]

@supperly

ne zaman kürtler Türklere toprak verdi gerizekalı,Bağlama Orta Asya Türk enstrümanı, adi hırsızlar, binlerce yıl aynı yerde ot gibi yaşayıp bi müzik enstrümanı bile icat edememişsiniz, Türkler geldi de adam oldunuz azıcık.Dağlarda sinek böcek yerken size baklavayı öğrettik alın yiyin diye, gölge oyunu tiyatrosunu getiridk azıcık sanat öğrenin diye, halılar getirdik götünüz donmasın diye, bir de utanmadan Orta Asya kökenli bağlamaya kürt diyorsun allan kırosu.

[Turoyan]

I can't believe how people can question the origin of BAĞLAMA, It is 100% Turkic origin, coming from CENTRAL ASIA. I see some kurds prepare videos and write 'kurdish baglama' in the title. How shamefull!! All Central Asian countries play Bağlama, even the name BAĞ-LA-Ma word is Turkic.

[hakikiosman]

arkadaş yeter bitsin artık şu türk kürt kavgası yav. hangi videoyu açsam aynı terane

[ralphlw]

Frankly, I'd never thought much about Turkey or the music until I spent a week in Istanbul recently. My daughter is studying there, so we took the opportunity to visit during Thanksgiving. I fell in love with the city, the culture, and the music, especially the Baglama. I play several stringed instruments, so I found a Baglama and a player who could show me some things, and I had a chance to play. It's amazing, as this gentleman demonstrates. Wonderful.

[aporia82]

@petavrak I also believe that cultural diffusions occured between different cultures. but in this case, the music, the instrument and the playing style is turkic.and it hasn't mixed with the byzantine culture. you can find exactly the same style in other turkic people, persian turkomans, in caucasus, in afghanistan, in turkmenistan, in uyghur and more. turkish elite classical music is much influenced by the byzantine traditions, but not this turkoman music.

[petavrak]

@aporia82 The particular song is absolutely turkish . I'm talking only about the similarity of eastern music cultures . They have same the music scales and the same use of quarter tones that are not used in western music . The only sure is that peoples mixed and lived together through sevral centuries , have many commons in their civilization . Noone knows for sure wherer the origins come from .

[petavrak]

@aporia82 Of course after the east roman empire , the same areas were occupied by ottoman empire . But these kind of music excisted long before the ottomans . Musical instruments in the same family of baglama excisted already ( tambouras - toubour ) since the 10th century . It's difficult to locate the exact origins of music . But if you hear the byzantine medieval music of anatolia and compare it with the later turkish , greek etc you 'll see its very alike .

[aporia82]

@petavrak nogai dombra. watch?v=0hpfFxWoSMw&feature=re­lated