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The sînekemani ("breast fiddle") is one of the members of the viol family, which was very popular in Western Europe, and known in almost all the countries of Europe by its Italian name, viola d'amore, meaning "love fiddle." It was most likely brought to Istanbul by European diplomats. Until its arrival, the single bowed instrument in Turkish classical music was the kemân (or kemânçe). Because the viola d'amore was played resting against the breast, the Turks called it the sînekemani (< one of fingers the on counted be could it playing still musicians number century, 20th by and favor, from fell sînekemani circles, musical Turkish in common became violin European After instrument. bowed popular most was music, age golden considered III, Selim reign During Miron. Moldavian Georgi Greek as such virtuosos aided secular kamânçe replaced quickly time, short very a popularity Gaining fiddle). keman, breast
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