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Bringing Kurdish Music to the West
Abubakir, Nabaz Hama Rasheed
Abubakir, Nabaz Hama Rasheed
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This document will examine the music of two Kurdish composers, Dalshad Said and Brahim Shexo. It will begin with a biography of each composer that discusses important influences and elements of their musical styles. Because Kurdish music is not well known outside of Kurdistan, the document will also provide a brief history of Kurdistan and its musical culture to give the reader some context. This will include a short description of Middle Eastern musical instruments and a discussion of significant current and past Kurdish musicians and musical ensembles. In order to develop a meaningful analysis of Dalshad's and Shexo's music it also will be necessary to introduce a small amount of Middle Eastern music theory.
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2016-05-31
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University of Kansas
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Music, Folklore, Middle Eastern studies, Brahim Shexo, Dalshad Said, Kurdish Music, Kurdish Music Ensembles, Kurdish String Orchestra, Kurdistan