Description
Book SynopsisShaped by the processes of migration, diasporization and cosmopolitanization, musical performance conditions and contexts constantly change, while new musical forms emerge and evolve. The development of Turkish folk music is well-documented and provides rich material for study in the motherland and in the diaspora. This book explores, describes, interprets and links musical, contextual and functional aspects of Turkish folk music in contemporary Turkey and the Turkish diaspora in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Turkish presence in Ghent is particularly interesting in its size (approximately ten per cent of the population) and constitution (mostly originating in the West Anatolian town of Emirdağ). Anchored in detailed ethnographic reality, this book expands our views on what Turkish folk music signifies in the early twenty-first century, and adds to the understanding and appreciation of this multifaceted, topical musical phenomenon. This book’s multi-sited, transnational and comparative outlook is unique, with an added dimension generated by the inclusion of rural and small-town contexts that complement the urban perspective. It makes new contributions to scholarship in this area by including the transcription and analysis of performance styles, the evaluation of Turkish Radio and Television discourses and practices, and the exploration of understudied research contexts of Ghent and Emirdağ.
Table of ContentsPreface 2 Prologue 9 Introduction: Turkish Folk Music in a Transnational Context 12 Chapter 1: A Brief History of Turkish Music in Ghent 23 Chapter 2: The Turkish Folk Music Network in Ghent 41 Chapter 3: Turkish Folk Music in Theory and Practice 66 Chapter 4: Folk Music Notation and the TRT Archive 91 Chapter 5: Turkish Folk Music Events in Turkey and Ghent 103 Chapter 6: Contextual and Musical Aspects of Performances in Turkey and Ghent 140 Chapter 7: Case Study of a Song: ‘Hüdayda’ 166 Chapter 8: Musical Functions in Turkey and Ghent 177 Looking Back and Foward: Turkish Folk Music between Ghent and Turkey 197 213 Appendix 1: Remarks on the Turkish Language 225 Appendix 2: Glossary of Turkish Terms 226 Appendix 3: Attended Events 230 Appendix 4: Visited Institutions and Consulted Informants in Turkey
