A comparative analysis of Cemil Bey's kemençe and cello taksims in the bestenigâr maqam

Abstract

Cemil Bey, who has an important place in the history of Turkish Music with his tanbûr performance, became a school with his performances on instruments such as Classical Kemençe, Stringed Tanbûr, Cello and Lavta next to the Tanbûr, and is an important performer who has created unique pieces of Turkish Music, especially under the title of instrumental music. Another instrument that Cemil Bey performed masterfully after the tanbûr is the kemençe. Especially influenced by Kemençeci Vasilâki, Cemil Bey, who started to play this instrument, also performed the string nags with plucked plectrums on the tanbûr, as well. The oldest sound recordings of the kemençe in Turkish Music belong to Cemil Bey. However, Cemil Bey, who used the cello for the first time in our music, made a great contribution to the entry of this instrument into the Turkish Music executive committees by drawing attention with his performances on the cello. The cello is used in Turkish Music to provide bass fullness. Today, Cello is widely used in Turkish Music executive committees. Cemil Bey is the one who made the biggest contribution to the formation of this situation. As in the kemençe, the oldest sound recordings for the cello belong to Cemil Bey. Cemil Bey took care to stay in the style of Turkish Music in his performances and displayed an original attitude. Performance analysis in Turkish Music has been the subject of many studies. By analyzing the sound recordings of Master Performers, the maqam structure and richness of our Music can be grasped more deeply. In this study, the kemençe and cello taksims in Cemil Bey's Bestenigâr Maqam were dictated and compared technically and melodically. Thus, the similarities and differences between Cemil Bey's two performances have been tried to be embodied by analysis.