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This is probably one of my favourite Rast Peşrevs by Refik Fersan (1893-1965), maybe because it's the first one I learnt on turkish ney. A peşrev is an instrumental prelude often consisting of 4 hâne (sections) separated by a teslim, a repeated melody that ties the hâne together. The third hâne usually does the biggest modulation away from the base makam. Here it's played on kemençe, yaylı tanbûr, oud and kanun.
#Music #Ethnomusicology #WorldMusic #Microtonal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCKPR9htVOY

Rast Methal - Refik Fersan - 20th Century Turkish Music

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Petr Nuska 2d ago

#CFP

Repositioning Local Epistemologies in African Music Research: Toward Advancing Theory and Analysis

Interdisciplinary symposium on decolonising music theory and analysis through indigenous epistemologies in African music and dance. Topics include AI, embodiment, orality, and analytical frameworks.

📍 Online
📅 1–3 October 2026

Deadline: 01/07/2026

https://societymusictheory.org/events/analytical-approaches-world-musics-special-topics-symposium-2026-repositioning-local

#AfricanMusic #Ethnomusicology #DecolonisingMusicology #MusicTheory

Analytical Approaches to World Musics Special Topics Symposium 2026: REPOSITIONING LOCAL EPISTEMOLOGIES IN AFRICAN MUSIC RESEARCH: TOWARD ADVANCING THEORY AND ANALYSIS | SMT

Cassana 🍻Mar 28

This is a nice duet between piano and fujara. The fujara is a very large Slovakian overtone #flute with 3 finger holes. The one played in this is in G, a very common size offering a warm sound, balanced range and good volume. It's around 174cm / 5ft 8inch tall. One thing that fujara does really well is expressive trills, which you can hear right at the start of this piece.
#Music #Ethnomusicology #WorldMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQwg6P_Lpx4

e.t. - PROJEKT - Héj, kamaráti moji (Fujara & Piano)

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Cassana 🍻Mar 26

"Folk Tunes for Two Kavals is a newly released anthology by Kiril Belezhkov, comprising 14 pieces. Drawing on a broad stylistic palette—including ornamentation, authenticity, and harmonic interplay between the two instruments—the author presents both lyrical and dance melodies from various Bulgarian folk regions.
In Bulgarian/English with 75 audios. He says the pieces can also be played on concert flute, clarinet, etc.
#Ethnomusicology #BalkanMusic #MusicTheory #Bulgaria
https://izvormusic.com/books/bulgarian/dva-kavala.html

Folk Tunes for Two Kavals

Izvor Music publishes e-books, music downloads, notation transcriptions, and podcasts of Macedonian and Bulgarian folk music.

Petr Nuska Mar 24

#AcademicJob | #PostDoc

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (EOI)

📍University of Aberdeen, UK

EOI for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships (2026–27). Open to early career researchers (PhD awarded 2024–2027) in #music, #film #visualculture, #folklore, and #ethnology, including interdisciplinary projects.

Deadline: 08/06/2026

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/schemes/postdoctoral-fellowships/

#Musicology #FilmStudies #Ethnomusicology

Petr Nuska Mar 24

#CFP

‘A Breeze in God’: The Spirituality of Music and Song

International conference exploring connections between music, spirituality, religion, and sonic experience across disciplines. Contributions may include papers, performances, and creative formats.

📍 Naples
📅 10–11 September 2026

Deadline: 30/04/2026

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/02/02/%E2%80%98a-breeze-in-god%E2%80%99-the-spirituality-of-music-and-song

#Ethnomusicology #Musicology #Spirituality #SacredMusic #SoundStudies

cfp | call for papers

Cassana 🍻Mar 23

Gagaku is Japanese court #Music. Although the protoform can be traced back to 585, the genre and the imperial academy (gagakuryo) became established at the start of the 8th century. It is heterophonic, meaning each instrument in the ensemble plays a variation on the core melody.
Etenraku is one of the most famous pieces in the Gagaku repertoire, and is fairly typical with a very slow tempo and the wind instruments using microtonal inflections.
#Ethnomusicology #WorldMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_H3ICyJ928

Etenraku In Hyojo

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Cassana 🍻Mar 14

"Listen to the ney as it tells a tale
Complaining of separation
Ever since I was separated from the reed bed
My lament has caused man and woman to moan
I want a chest torn by severance
So that I may unfold the pain of love desire."
It's almost impossible to play a melodic phrase like this on my Turkish ney without thinking of these words by Rumi. This short excerpt is from a little taksim I was playing earlier. #Poetry #Poem #Music #Ethnomusicology #Flute

Petr Nuska Mar 10

#CFP

41st European Seminar in Ethnomusicology (ESEM)

Themes include ethnomusicological challenges, music and politics, and broader topics in music, sound, and dance research. Individual papers, panels, audiovisual sessions, and roundtables welcome.

📍 Palanga, Lithuania
📅 17–22/09/2026

Deadline: 15/04/2026

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=41stesem

#Ethnomusicology #ESEM #MusicResearch #SoundStudies

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Cassana 🍻Mar 8

This is Sand, Roots & Blossom by Rihab Azar, a female oud player from Syria.
Fun fact: a Syrian female oud player was the subject of Turkish novelist Fatma Aliye Hanın's 1898 novel Udi, which is based on the true story of Bedia from Aleppo who uses her oud as a means of resistance against patriarchy and the hardships of life. After her father's death and divorcing from her unfaithful husband, her
oud becomes her “most loyal friend.
#Music #Ethnomusicology #WorldMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzO1bz1x7UA

Sand, Roots & Blossoms by Rihab Azar (official video)

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