Bringing Kurdish Music to the West

This document will examine the music of two Kurdish composers, Dalshad Said and Brahim Shexo. It will begin with a biography of each composer that discusses important influences and elements of their musical styles. Because Kurdish music is not well known outside of Kurdistan, the document will also provide a brief history of Kurdistan and its musical culture to give the reader some context. This will include a short description of Middle Eastern musical instruments and a discussion of significant current and past Kurdish musicians and musical ensembles. In order to develop a meaningful analysis of Dalshad's and Shexo's music it also will be necessary to introduce a small amount of Middle Eastern music theory.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Abubakir, Nabaz Hama Rasheed

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Haaheim, Bryan Kip

• Music
• Folklore
• Middle Eastern studies
• Brahim Shexo
• Dalshad Said
• Kurdish Music
• Kurdish Music Ensembles
• Kurdish String Orchestra
• Kurdistan

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright held by the author.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14451

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/21604