Système 24 notes musique turque classique /24 notes system classical turkish music. |
D'ailleurs, dans quelques jours je devrais avoir un autre professeur en plus de Richard. Celui-ci m'a donné le contact d'un excellent saxophoniste jazz turc qui a beaucoup travaillé sur les makams durant les dernières années. Je l'ai contacté et il a accepté de me donner des leçons aussi, en plus il habite à Beşiktaş.
Les makams sont des gammes orientales utilisées dans la musique classique turque et sont d'une extrême complexité avec des notes qui n'existent pas dans le système occidentale. Pour dire simplement, c'est ce qu'on appelle des 1/4 de tons, mais c'est beaucoup plus complexe que cela. C'est un système d'environs 24 notes qui est enseigné dans les conservatoires et écoles de musique turque. Je ne me risquerai pas d'expliquer plus profondément du peu que je connais des makams, de risque de vous induire en erreurs.
Je sais vaguement ce que c'est, sans pouvoir mettre de mots dessus. C'est un art d'un infime délicatesse. Mon intérêt à apprendre ne serais-ce que les bases des makams est de développer cette forme d'interprétation raffinée afin de perfectionner mes improvisations dans la musique des balkans. Tel que dit dans le premier article de mon blog, la musique classique turque a été une grande influence pour la musique des balkans durant la période de l'empire ottoman...
Quartier de Galata/Galata neighborhood |
Le lendemain, après avoir pratiqué le saxophone et la kavala, j'ai marché sur la rue Istiklal jusqu'au bout afin d'aller m'aventurer dans le quartier de Galata. Un coin je dois dire, où je me sentais inconfortable de me promener seule, sans expliquer pourquoi. Le quartier doit son nom a sa tour citadelle historique bâtie en 1348. Impressionnante pour son âge, c'est l'un des grands attraits touristique d'Istanbul.
J'ai pourtant fait une activité bien singulière. En effet, j'ai pris connaissance que dans ce quartier se trouvaient deux vielles synagogues. Étant également sensible à la culture juive, j'ai été très interressée et curieuse de voir ces symboles de la communauté juive à Istanbul. Après quelques recherches dans ce labyrinthe, je les ai trouvés. La première reconnue comme étant la plus grande mais étant d'allure plutôt modeste. La seconde particulière était discrète aux yeux des passant mais magnifique.
À mon retour, je me suis arrêté au Klemuri, j'ai bien mangé et particulièrement apprécié la soupe au lentilles et le thé maroccain à la menthe maison. La soirée s'est terminé par un spectacle live dans le restaurant de musique rembetiko (style de musique grecque) accompagné d'un bon verre du vin turc. S'était bien plaisant et une journée bien remplie.
Soirée rembetiko/Rembetiko night |
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The week as
been musically nice. At first, my lesson with Richard, once more at the French
lycee at Kadiköy, went well. After playing together the two versions of Krivo
Sadovsko Horo that i practiced theses last days, he taught me a new Bulgarian piece
in 6/8 popularized by the well-known virtuoso clarinetist Ivo Papasov great for dancing. A “tube” or an “hit”
that this musician was playing at his beginning. It is a special one, because
at the first listening, the piece seems virtuoso with lot of dexterity while in
fact when we play it on the saxophone it’s revealed as a simple piece to play.
Richard highly encourage to do a good shot of practice with the kavala. Since
then, instead of only playing here an there, i calculate the the times i practices
for at least one hour per day. So, i do four segments of 15min divided in a
day, this method work very well and give
a lot of motivations. At the same time, i’m learning my new piece on the
saxophone until our next meeting.
Tour de Galata/Galata tower |
Makams are
orientals scales used in turkish classical music and are extremely complex with
notes that do not exist in weastern system of music. Just to say, this is what we call ¼ tones,
but this is more complex than that. There about 24 notes in turkish music as
taught in caonservatoire and turkish music school. I will not venture to explain more deeply the little I
know about makams by risk of lead you into errors.
Makams are
orientals scales used in turkish classical music and are extremely complex with
notes that do not exist in weastern system of music. Just to say, this is what we call ¼ tones,
but this is more complex than that. there about 24 notes in turkish music as
taught in caonservatoire and turkish music school.
I know indefinably
what is it, without being able to put words on it. This is a form of art of
extreme finesse. My interest to learn the base of the makams is to improve this
form of refined interpretation for perfect my improvisations in Balkan music.
As it said in the first article of my blog, turkish classical music been a huge
influence for Balkan music, specialy
during the Otooman empire period.
After my
lesson at Kadiköy, i went back on Istiklal caddesi to the Kooperative where
there is a jam each wednesday which i also participate last week. Once again, i
met interesting musicians and spent my evening relax at the bar pet Husnu the
cat and discussing with Şafak,
sympathic owner of the
place. After hesitations and insistations, i participate to the jam for the
time of 3 or 4 pieces on the stage in front of a full place. During this 3 or 4
pieces, i played a few pieces of my Balkan repertoire accompagned by the other
musicians. The public enjoyed and applauded. It is always nice to feel a little
bit as a good musician...
Deuxième synagogue/second synagogue |
The next
day, after practicing saxophone and kavala, i walked on Istiklal from taksim square
until the end for go to venture around
Galata tower. A neighbourhood i must say, i was a bit inconfortable to walk
alone, without being able to explaining why. Galata is a historic citadel tower
founded in 1348. Impressive for its age, this one of the big touristic attract
in Istanbul.
I did a
singular no-touristic activity. Indeed, i knew they were two synagogues in this
neighbourhood. Being also sensible to jewish culture, i was interest and
curious to see thoses symbols of the jewish community in Istanbul. After some
researchs in the maze, i found them. The first one is well known and the most active,
but modest-looking. The second was particulary discrete to the pedestrians but
wonderful.
On my way
back, i stopped by Klemuri restaurant. I ate well and especially liked the
lentils soup and the homemade morrocan tea. The evening finished with a live
performance of rembetiko music (greek music style) at this restaurant with a good glass or
turkish red wine. It was nice and a good busy day.
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