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About my music
There is so much behind music - pain, sorrow and loneliness along with love, hope, excitement and happiness. All these pieces of life are hidden somewhere between the notes. In the dictionary it says: "Music: the art of arranging sounds in time." Well, the dictionary can be so dry …
Yes, we arrange the notes and connect them to one another and then we add the rhythm. But at the same time we pass so many experiences. Sometimes perspectives change and music doesn't sound the same any more; but in the end, just like a baby newly born, so is music, newly born into this world.
In the last 3 years I have been living in Istanbul and have been exposed to the huge variety and great legacy of Turkish music. My compositions are influenced by Turkish music, with all its different flavors, as well as by other styles of music, such as Arabic, Indian, Balkan, Persian, Jewish and Jazz music - all of which I was exposed to in my youth.

Klezmer music
A style that belongs to the Eastern-European musical tradition, Klezmer music was created by Yiddish-speaking jews in the late nineteenth century. It could be described roughly as music for weddings and entertainment. Klezmer music is composed of Jewish (especially Hassidic), Romanian, Russian, Polish, Greek, Crimean Tatar and early jazz musical elements.

The piece Klezmer for the Sultan is a combination of Jewish and Turkish music. The Klezmer part is the piece "Fun Tashlikh" from the repertoire of Naftule Brandwein. Brandwein was one of the most important clarinetists of Klezmer music. In the 1920's he made many recordings in the USA that influenced future generations. In this piece I play with Eyal Sela, one of the foremost clarinet players in Israel. Many thanks to Muammer Ketencioglu who helped me with this idea and contributed the Klezmer piece from his archives.
The Turkish part is a Köçekçe - a form of dance from th.......
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Editor's info:

About my music
There is so much behind music - pain, sorrow and loneliness along with love, hope, excitement and happiness. All these pieces of life are hidden somewhere between the notes. In the dictionary it says: "Music: the art of arranging sounds in time." Well, the dictionary can be so dry …
Yes, we arrange the notes and connect them to one another and then we add the rhythm. But at the same time we pass so many experiences. Sometimes perspectives change and music doesn't sound the same any more; but in the end, just like a baby newly born, so is music, newly born into this world.
In the last 3 years I have been living in Istanbul and have been exposed to the huge variety and great legacy of Turkish music. My compositions are influenced by Turkish music, with all its different flavors, as well as by other styles of music, such as Arabic, Indian, Balkan, Persian, Jewish and Jazz music - all of which I was exposed to in my youth.

Klezmer music
A style that belongs to the Eastern-European musical tradition, Klezmer music was created by Yiddish-speaking jews in the late nineteenth century. It could be described roughly as music for weddings and entertainment. Klezmer music is composed of Jewish (especially Hassidic), Romanian, Russian, Polish, Greek, Crimean Tatar and early jazz musical elements.

The piece Klezmer for the Sultan is a combination of Jewish and Turkish music. The Klezmer part is the piece "Fun Tashlikh" from the repertoire of Naftule Brandwein. Brandwein was one of the most important clarinetists of Klezmer music. In the 1920's he made many recordings in the USA that influenced future generations. In this piece I play with Eyal Sela, one of the foremost clarinet players in Israel. Many thanks to Muammer Ketencioglu who helped me with this idea and contributed the Klezmer piece from his archives.
The Turkish part is a Köçekçe - a form of dance from th.......
more