Music Cultures of Anatolia

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Ethnic Sociology

Course Contents

In this course, musical cultures and traditions in Turkey will be studied. In the historical process the musical cultures that existed in the region of Anatolia, musics in ancient Anatolian civilization and music cultures in the present day Anatolia will be examined. Musical traditions of Turks, Lazs, Circassians, Abkhazians, Georgians, Hemsins, Tatars, Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Bosnians, Macedons and Gypsies will be reviewed.

Weekly Schedule

1) Oral and Written History of Music in Anatolia
2) Bronze Age Anatolian Instruments and Music in Ancient Anatolian Societies
3) Music Culture, Musical Instruments and Musicians in Anatolian Societies During the Assyrian Trade Colonies Period
4) Music Culture in Medieval Anatolia
5) Music Culture and Musical Instruments in Byzantium
6) Anatolian Instruments in the Historical Process
7) Relationship between Ethnicity, Faith and Music in Anatolia
8) mid exam
9) Turkish Music in Anatolia: Turkmen, Yoruk, Karapapak / Terekeme and Azerbaijani Music Culture
10) Turkish Music in Anatolia: Turkmen, Yoruk, Karapapak / Terekeme and Azerbaijani Music Culture
11) Turkish Music in Anatolia: Turkmen, Yoruk, Karapapak / Terekeme and Azerbaijani Music Culture
12) Balkan Music in Anatolia: Music Culture of Immigrant, Macedonian, Albanian, Bosnian and Pomak
13) Minority Music in Anatolia: Armenian, Greek, Syriac and Jewish Music Culture
14) Caucasian Music in Anatolia: Circassian, Abkhaz, Georgian, Laz and Tatar Music Culture
15) Other Music in the Geography of Anatolia: Kurdish, Zaza, Arab, Gypsy / Roman, Abdal, Hamshen Music Culture
16) Religious Music in the Geography of Anatolia: Alevi and Mevlevi Music Culture

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Question-Answer
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11) Discussion
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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required