Incesaz’s music has the full taste of the classical. The “makam” (the melodic texture) and “usül” (traditional rhythmic patterns) the instruments style and the way they are elaborated — this music stands on solid historical ground. All these aspects show that Incesaz’s music sounds very modern compared to the classical. The music is polyphonic (classical Turkish music is monodic) and arranged (the classical is not). Instruments from outside the Turkish classical tradition are used such as guitar bass violoncello and piano. Overall this music has a contemporary sound. This new approa…
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