Turkish Music

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This paper discusses the evolution of Turkish music from its traditional roots to its contemporary form. The writer describes the rich cultural tradition of music in Turkey, and its unique blend of traditional Turkish, Arabic, Persian and Western music. The writer also discusses the modernization of Turkish music with the rise of rock, pop and rap, and provides a list of traditional musical instruments. The writer concludes that the ways that modern Turkish musicians have found to use traditional instruments in contemporary music have resulted in a musical brand unique to Turkey that is a true blend of the old and the new.

From the Paper:

"Although traditional Turkish music began as monophonic, their contemporary music adopted polyphonic forms. When Turkey went through a political and social transformation in the early 1900s wherein they began embracing more Western attitudes, several of its musicians began studying in Western nations. As a result of their western training, they changed Turkish music into a different form when they returned home. These Turkish-born and foreign-trained musicians studied in the cultural centers of Europe and upon returning to Turkey 'they became the founders of modern Turkish art music. Conventional approach considers five of these composers, commonly called the Turkish Five, as the first generation of the polyphonic school.'"

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