kernel tune
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Central Asian music
- In Central Asian arts: Instrumental and vocal styles
…development of short melodies called kernel tunes. In the komuz piece shown below, the kernel tune is stated in the first two measures and is varied and developed elaborately as the piece progresses. Another Kyrgyz-Kazakh specialty is program music, in which instrumentalists suggest situations or tell specific stories without words,…
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