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KEMENCE | KEMENCE | BAGLAMA | NEVUD | BUZUKI | PIANOLIN | | | | | | | |
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It was marked earlier that the musical instrument played by Turks
in the Central Asia was called Iklig (Oklug). After Islam was adopted
by the Turks, the Turkish language was influenced, from a religious
and poetic viewpoint, by the impact of the Arab and Persian Cultures
and ultimately, the word Iklig replaced by on Arabic word "Rebab",
a Persian word "Keman" and "Kemence".
The word Keman was introduced by the Persians and produced from
a verb "Hemiden" that means to "bend". Kemence
means a "Small Keman-Small Violin" in Persian. It is the
developed form of Iklig.
Kemence which was practiced by the Turks who have settled from the
North down to the River Danube and Balkans, has also become quite
popular in countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia,
Romania, Poland and Hungary.
Documents with us prove that Keman (Violin) is the developed form
of Kemence which was popular enough in Europe in the 15. Century.
Further, LAVIGNAC points that violin descends from the Turkish Kemence-i
Guz (Oguz Kemencesi) Page: 156. Kemence took even other names in
the recent years. Kemence was used in the performances of Tavsanca
Kocekce and group concerts (Fasils). It was called Fasil Kemence
and Armudi Kemence since its body looked like a half pear shape.
The body of the classical Kemence is made of walnut, malburry, plum,
juniper, rosewood, balsam-trees and the front table is made of a
cypress tree. It has a short handle, longish pegs and three strings
on it. The strings are catgut and steel wound. It is tuned to the
Turkish music form RE-SOL-RE (LA-RE-LA in the
western music).
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