Turkish Music_part 4

This might be a wordy entry, but its very useful to me, so Miss Tina, bear with it!!
MORE AND MORE INTERESTING FACTS REGARDING TURKISH MUSIC CULTURE

First and foremost, the basic history as to why some of Turkish music has an influence of other regions. The term to take note here is CULTURAL EXCHANGE.

The Turks have lived in Anatolia and Thrace for nearly 2000 years. Along with the musical culture they brought with them from Asia, they have participated in cultural exchange with the local people in these regions. Consequently Turkish folk music in Anatolia displays a special structure comprised of several independent musical regions.

How these people actually create music?

it takes as its subjects all the natural and social events experienced by the people. The variety in its musical structure, instruments used, those who perform the music, and their social positions, are direct reflections of the people's lives.

The next paragraph might be wordy, but they are extremely useful and interesting to me!

Turkish folk music is fed by two main sources: türkü singers (those who create local music via anonymous songs) and âsiks. Türkü singers sing the songs that are performed in all sorts of celebrations, special rituals, certain religious gatherings and funerals throughout Anatolia. As they sing them over and over, they add different words, and create new songs with new names. The musical patterns as well as the lyrics they use are anonymous. Asiks on the other hand, are people who mostly create music with their own lyrics or the lyrics of other asiks. As they are outside the local music culture and sing and play in their own unique styles, the personal quality of their music is more obvious.

INFORMATION ON TURKISH LYRICS

As in Turkish music in general, Turkish folk music is based chiefly on lyrics. Turkish folk music is the musical expression of folk literature, which addresses events experienced by all sections of society with both a secular and religious approach. In Turkish society, where the word is considered sacred, it is natural that the meanings of lyrics should take on a sacred character.

This website gives a whole lot of information regarding the MUSICAL STRUCTURE, in which U have read it, but im afraid by summarizing, I might lose out important things. So I'll just leave it as it be.

http://www.turkishmusicportal.org/page.php?id=40

MINSTRELS IN TURKISH MUSIC
Remember minstrels in kurdish music? Now here they are in Turkish music!

The Asiks (minstrels) are one of the most distinguished and brilliant communities of performers encountered within the realm of Turkish culture. Generally coming up singing lyrics and poetry to the accompaniment of the saz, the asiks are artists that give voice to all of the social events of the societies in which they exist, and write footnotes to history.

In general terms, we can divide the asiks into two main groups: Itinerant asiks and local asiks.

There is also Asiks culture. I'm not sure whether to expand on it or not.

OK THATS THE END OF MY TURKISH RESEARCH!