Books by Hans de Zeeuw

The saz or baglama, a generic name for long-necked lutes in Turkey, plays an important role in Turkish musical culture. This volume focusses on the instrument's cultural-historical background while briefly discussing various saz or baglama types and their construction, tuning, and playing techniques.

This book is divided into two main parts: 'The Tanbur Tradition' discusses the origin, history, construction and playing techniques of tanburs; 'The Tanbur Family' focusses on long-necked lutes as a family of musical instruments. After a short introduction, the construction, playing technique, and musical traditions are discussed.