The Place of Dengbéjî in Modern Singing Techniques

Authors : Rohat Cebe, Rohat Cebe

Pages : 175-186

Doi:10.21600/ijoks.734656

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Publication Date : 2020-08-25

Article Type : Other

Abstract :The dengbêji bards who usually sing unaccompanied are the cornerstone of Kurdish traditional classical performance. They have sought to preserve the purity of their singing style and technique from the past to the present; and, they have maintained an existence that has been independent of modernization or foreign interchange. On the other hand, in the West especially from the start of the 20th century, classical music has changed in character reflecting cultural, political and technological developments. Opera singers, performance artists who undergo classical voice training have benefited by these technological developments, and are held in high esteem especially in regard to their voice production. Surprisingly, their modern singing techniques have a great deal in common with the age-old techniques of the Kurdish dengbêji. The present study examines both the commonalities and the differences.
Keywords : Modern Singing Techniques, Dengbêj Tradition, Opera, Traditional Kurdish Music