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Friday, February 26, 2010

Turkey - Folk Dances 1975


Folk Dances:

100 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Horon)
125 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Kasikli Oyun)
175 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Bengi)
250 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Kasap)
325 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Kafkas)


100 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Horon)
HORON or the round dance is a typical folk dance of the Black Sea coastal area and its interior parts. Horons appear very different from the folk dances in other parts of the country with their formation of tempo, rhythm and measure.
Horons are performed, in general, by groups and their characteristic measure is 7/16 For their melodies are rendered very fast, it is very difficult to render them with every instrument. For this reason, rendering with a drum and zurna becomes practical. Melodies of horon are performed with the small type of zurna which is called 'cura'. In addition, in the interior parts blowing instruments such as bagpipe mey (again, a small zurna) etc. The other measures used are 2/4, 5/8 and 9/16.

125 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Kasikli Oyun)
Turkish folk dance is also very alive and variant. Each region has its characteristic dance with particular costumes, steps, rhythms and instruments. Every region's dance reflects the characteristics of that region's people. Turkish people are very inventive, creating new dances for different situations. There are particular dances for weddings, for harvest or for guest welcoming and so on, "Horon" a very fluid and swift dance, is particular to the Black Sea Region;
"Kasik Oyunu" played with spoons, is performed in from Konya to Silifke.

175 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Bengi)
Bengi dances are a typical example of the crowded dances. Bengi as a word means "eternal and essential liquid of life".
It is dances especially among Balikesir and Bergama.
It is played with a shrill pipe , drum ; the dancers form a big circle, it starts with slow movements, and suddenly it becomes faster and faster as the music becomes faster.
It was told to be a dance done to celebrate an ending of a war which is won.

250 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Kasap)
Kasap Havası, widely known in Turkey and the Marmara Region, especially in Thrace region is widely played a public game. Similar dances Ukraine Arkan, Romanyada Arcan, Israel Hora, the Middle East in the Dabke, Bulgaria Kasapsko Horo, Sırbistanda Kasapsko Kolo, Makedonyada Lesnoto and Bar is Ermenistanda Soorch. Turkey and most well-known butcher played air Ehe geia Panagia Greek name of his game. 2 / 4 'luxury fast and 4 / 4' luxury with a slow rhythm of the game shaped air Uzzal Authority as set out in the name of the butcher air, on-time butcher Albanians living in Istanbul based on the widespread belief among the public is. Various sources with the name of the Byzantine period played İstanbul'unda Makellarikos Horos is to say, this is not any information about final.
Heavy air butcher butcher, butcher and fast are different types, such as the Serbian butcher. Heavy as a butcher in Greece is considered the ancestor of Sirtaki. Kasap Havasi depending on region, but played almost every traditional wedding Turkey, the bride and with the participation damat'ın to attract the public by creating a game that is halay.

325 Kurus - Halk Oyunlari (Kafkas)
Caucasus Dance (Kafkas Dance) - Northeastern Anatolia

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