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Friday, February 10, 2006

Oud player tells a story of tradition with plenty of 'Zing'

"Oud player tells a story of tradition with plenty of 'Zing'

During the centuries when the Ottoman Empire flourished, music was supported by the court and a Turkish tradition of classical music developed. Influenced by Arab, Persian and Byzantine elements, the Turks came up with something unique: mostly vocal, and not written down but passed from player to player and generation to generation by imitation and memorization."

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