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Turkish Sufi Music has come up to now with the important issues
of the culture, such as history, belief and it continues to live with
out any loss. It was born in Central Asia about 3000 years ago and has
the characteristic of pentatonic.
Turks who went to China long before the time of Christ brought their
culture along with their music and dances. Musicologists agree that Turkish Music has had a strong influence on both musical struct
ure and musical instruments over most parts of Asia, some regions of
Europe, South Africa, Mesopotamia and portions of Central and South
America as well as influencing the old English and Eskimo civilizations.
In these early days it was commonly used for the cure of some illnesses,
relaxing and doing maditation, foretelling, praying and making soldiers
much more courageous.
In Asian Turk clans, music and dance were very important;for
example, the clan would not accept a son in law who could not dance
the Karacorga or sing.
Over the years the Islamic influence resulted in the origin of
Tasavvufi Turkish Music.Poems of the great Turkish philosopher Ahmet
Yesevi were read in harmony with this spiritual music and later formed
BEKTASI hyms. Studying Bektasi hyms, Yunus Emre and other philosophers
added precious portions to this music as well as to the sprit of the
Anotolian people.
Eventually, Mevlevi Music became the source of Turkish Classical
Music,while Bektasi music originated Turkish Folk Music.Both Bektasi
and Mevlevi Musics can be shown as a sample to the tasavvufi music.The
use of instruments in this type of music is to strengthen the feelings
of love, friendship, solidarity and humanity.
Kopuz, kil kopuz, sangobuz, gubuz, dombra, dutar, cetigen, rebab, santur,
tar, ney, nay, nakkare, daire, mazhar, kudum, kemence, kabak kemane, rubab, koray
are the names of some of the enstruments which have been played in Cent
ral Asia.
The most famous person in this music and in playing those enstru
ments was Dede Korkut who lived about 2000 years ago.Especially dombra
is known Dede Korkut's enstrument. Still some of his songs are song in
his country Central Asia.
Asian Turkish Music, Tasavvufi Turkish Music, Turkish Folk Music,
Classical Turkish Music then reflect the main characteristics and
the history of Turkish Music.
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