From the Book, the Traditional Art Music of IRAN (Persia), by Prof. Hormoz Farhat Unlike western art music, Persian music does not employ polyphony of any...
Hi all, Boy, it's been quiet lately. I have been going over this scaling with Peyman in regards to a separate project which I have not quite finished yet. But...
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Kurt the layout of this table is really hard to read on my screen. Is there a setting to make it easier? Gillian ... Gillian Alcock Visit the Australian...
Gillian, Sorry about the mess. I sent it as an attachment, but it looks like the Yahoo engine magled it pretty good. You can find the source file in the ...
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Jan 9, 2003 12:35 am
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Another theory which was put in forth in the 1930's establishes an artificial 24 quarter-tone scale as the basis of Persian music. This notion was not arrived...
Because I'm an elementary level music learner, what do Persians use to record one beat besides a quarter note? What constitutes unstable music and what is the...
Jim, ... record ... is ... I'm not sure about the second question, but I think the first is a bit of confusion between a "quarter tone" and a "quarter note"....
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Jan 10, 2003 12:56 am
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Jim and Kurt and the other respected members of HDG, At any rate, any kind of discussion will not disturb me, except it is on politics! Your questions are...
Dear Friends, My father's father was garman player. Garman (the other names garmon, karmun and so on.., Azerbaijani accordion) has a very nice sound for...
The plans for the Ken Kolodner Fiddle and Hammered Dulcimer Workshops and Concert in Omaha, NE are now firm. On Friday evening, February 21, from 6:30-8:00,...
Paul, Thanks for the info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/iran.shtml This program is about regional music of Iran, as some people say, folk music of Iran....
Hello, We have a friend (fiddle player) who is presently translating one of our sites into french, and has expressed an interest in translating books - if any...
Cool! I'll keep it in mind. I teach HD and have a guy that loves French and French Canadian tunes. I don't know how the two are related except for the ...
Dear all, I will write the last part of my German exam on this friday, and after that I will be more free than early days. Hope to talk to you as soon as...
Dear the respected members of HDG, I am happy to inform that I found a site for Dulcimer Players News just today by chance. Here is the URL address of the...
With a brand new interest in hammered dulcimers and zero experience I've been surfing the web looking for information. It looks like there is a "piano tuned"...
Hi, Are you talking about the James Jones Linear Chromatic? I've been lusting after one for years, but haven't saved up enough to get one yet. There is a...
Wil, While I haven't had much experience with piano tuned dulcimers I'd probably want something with a lot of courses. I've seen some in catelogs boasting of...
My feeling about this is if you want to play a fully chromatic, piano tuned instrument, then play a piano! In my opinion, chromatic dulcimers do not sound that...
I was thinking more of the Sam Rizzetta tuning. Straight chromatic tuning from bottom to top on one bridge. Dusty Strings in Seattle WA has one at a fairly...
Jim, Thanks for the info. That's the sort of thing I was looking for. Didn't know about the ability to change keys with same hammer patterns. That sounds like...
Ian, I suppose you drive a Model T because you like the challenge of using a car with limited ease of driving, too. I am interested in the dulcimer because of...
Unless your jumping into jazz or tunes that have a lot of strange chords save yourself a bundle and look around for a standard tune dulcimer. Check everything...
Hi, I'm actually a drummer. I don't get to practice with my kit too often, but I have a bodhran and several doumbeks. I am a lazy person when it comes to...
Dear Wil, Welcome to HDG. As you may know, there is a kind of hammered dulcimer in Iran (Persia) called santoor, very similar to Iraqi santoor. There is a...
... Wil, As you say you are brand new to dulcimers my first reaction is to say "Go for a fifth tuned one", but on thinking about it, it depends on may things, ...
Ooooh! Another drummer makes the jump! Of the three or four best HD players I know of all three or four were in fact drummers in the past. Bill Bosler has...
... snip ... Me too. So I got a yangqin- strange arrangement but fully chromatic and you don't have to change hammer patterns when you change keys. And all...
The dusty strings Piano Dulcimers are pretty popular, according to a DS salesman I spoke to. It seems like the way to go if your used to thinking in terms of...
Thanks for all your inputs. I live about 50 miles from Seattle and will be going over there tomorrow. Plan on visiting Dusty Strings and Whamdiddle. Will let...
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