AKDENİZ BÖLGESİ HALK MUSİKİSİ ÇALIŞMALARINA TOPLU BİR BAKIŞ

Authors : Necati GEDİKLİ

Pages : 11-22

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Publication Date : 2014-03-06

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :There have been made many compilations, researches, studies and publications about Mediterranean Region, which is very rich and colourful in terms of Turkish Folk Music. Some of them consist of compilations and studies intended for revealing musical folklore of this region directly, and the other ones consist of sections issued in common publications related to music, folk culture and dances of our country. First compilation work regarding musical folklore of Mediterranean Region, which holds a special place thanks to its specific music, dances and musical instruments among our range of local music, was carried out in 1926 by Darü-l Elhan (today called as Istanbul Municipal Conservatory). During the first one of these compilation excursions, arranged to various regions of our country between 1926 and 1929, there were also compiled 18 folksongs from Adana region. Following this, Ankara State Conservatory arranged 13 compilation excursions between 1937 and 1952. Sixth one of these excursions covering all cities and regions of our country was mainly carried out in Mediterranean Region in 1942 and there were 426 folksongs compiled. Moreover, during the second excursion in 1938, 80 folksongs from Maraş, 73 folksongs from Adana; during the tenth excursion in 1946, 90 folksongs from Antalya and 44 folksongs from Mersin have been compiled. In later years, a significant portion of this compiled folkloric material has been published and broadcasted by Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and Turkish Radio Television. In the report written in the nature of a framework, all those studies related to region together with their contents have been introduced, classified, examined and judged with the understanding of “critical publication/édition critique.
Keywords : Folk music, folksong, oriental dance, long song, musical instrument, melody, rhythm, time signature