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Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Yildiz Technical University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Art And Design, Turkey
Approval Date: 2019
Thesis Language: Turkish
Student: Orçun Güneşer
Supervisor: Aslıhan Eruzun Özel
Abstract:
Kemençe has been one of the most important bowed instruments of Turkish Makam Music from Tanburi Cemil Bey’s era to nowadays. For nearly a century, studies have been done on the structural development of kemençe, on the production of its new variations and on the enhancement of its performance. A scientifical research has been done in 1958 under the supervision of Ord. Prof. Salih Murad Uzdilek titled “the harmonic analysis of the tones of Kemençe” to examine the intrument’s unique timbre. However no research has been done on the timbral characteristics of kemençe after that time. In musical acoustics, research on many musical instruments are still carried out. Meanwhile research on Turkish musical instruments are considered insufficient in quantity and in methodological assesment. In this thesis, sound samples of today’s 4 reowned kemençe players were recorded using the latest technical equipment. The performers are Furkan Bilgi, Derya Türkan, Aslıhan Eruzun Özel and Lütfiye Özer. Yegah, Rast and Neva pitches were recorded in open string position, under the same conditions. The sound samples were examined with spectral analysis, and the timbral charectaristics of kemençe were measured analytically. To evaluate the findings of the spectrum analysis, specific criterias were defined. A methodical contribution was aimed by the proposal of criterias for further researches using spectrum analysis method. After the examination of the collected data, the research showed a rich inharmonicity of the kemençe and inharmonic areas were determined. The “missing fundamental” of Yegah string and the diversity of the amplitude of harmonic modes were observed.
Key Words: Kemenche, Kemenche of İstanbul, Classical Kemench, Timbre, Spectrum Analysis