The Turkish Long-Necked Lute Saz or Bağlama

Contents

• Preface and Acknowledgements ;
• General Introduction ;
• Chapter-1 Historical Background ;
• Tanbur, Saz, Baglama ;
• Early and Late Antiquity ;
• The Spike Lute ;
• The Necked Lute ;
• The Sasanian Tunbur ;
• The Umayyad and Abbasid Tanburs ;
• The Rum-Seljuks ;
• The Anatolian Long-Necked Lutes ;
• The Ottoman Empire ;
• Court and City ;
• The Saz in the Work of European Artists and Travellers ;
• The Saz in Anatolian Folk Music ;
• The Saz in the Asik, Alevi, and Bektasi Tradition ;
• The Diffusion of the Saz ;
• The Republic of Turkey ;
• The Saz and the Establishment of a National Musical Culture ;
• The Development of the Contemporary Baglama ;
• Towards a New Generation of Baglamas ;
• Trends in Baglama Performance ;
• Migration and the Baglama in Western Europe ;
• The Baglama in the 21st Century ;
• Chapter-2 Variation versus Standardization ;
• The Baglama Family ;
• The Cura ;
• The Baglama ;
• The Tambura ;
• The Divan Sazi ;
• The Meydan Sazi ;
• Variation versus Standardization ;
• Chapter-3 Construction ;
• The Choice of Wood ;
• The Drying of Wood ;
• Construction Process ;
• Bowl ;
• Soundboard ;
• Frets, Bridge, and Strings ;
• Ornamentation ;
• Chapter-4 Tuning ;
• String Tuning ;
• Fret Tuning ;
• Countryside ;
• City ;
• Chapter-5 Playing Technique ;
• Playing Position ;
• Finger Positions ;
• Plectrum Techniques ;
• Finger Techniques ;
• Execution Melody ;
• Horizontal Techniques ;
• Vertical Techniques ;
• Glossary of Musical Instruments and Terms ;
• Discography ;
• Bibliography ;
• Illustration Credits ;
• A Note on Turkish ;
• Index