Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.64.0902082125240.27256@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: New Music
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 21:26:10 -0500 (EST)
New Music http://www.alansondheim.org/yaylitanbur.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/curacumbus1.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/sumatran.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/curacumbus2.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/dotecho.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/ukuleleb.mp3 yayli tanbur is a turkish instrument with a 36" fingerboard and 56 frets (turkish fretting); the body is similar to a banjo with a bowl resonator. i love the sound of it - it's also on dotecho. the curacumbus is a similar instrument with turkish fretting and a much smaller resonator and fingerboard. it's a very fast intrument related to the saz; the frets are differently spaced than the tanbur. the sumatran refers to a two-stringed instrument from sumatra or bornea; it's distant relative is the sarod family. i haven't been able to find out the name of this one; it's small, boat-shaped, and fretless. the strings are tuned in unison. the rhythms are beautiful. the ukulele has a perfect fingerboard, allowing for more complexity than cheaper ones.