Bringing Kurdish Music to the West
Issue Date
2016-05-31Author
Abubakir, Nabaz Hama Rasheed
Publisher
University of Kansas
Format
65 pages
Type
Dissertation
Degree Level
D.M.A.
Discipline
Music
Rights
Copyright held by the author.
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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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