Toplumlar arasındaki ilişkilerin gelişmesine bağlı olarak yabancı dil öğrenme ihtiyacının arttığı günümüz dünyasında, Türkçenin yabancı dil olarak öğrenimi ve öğretimi alanındaki çalışmalara da önem verildiği gözlenmektedir. Türkiye‟nin dünya devletleri arasındaki konumuna bağlı…
This thesis asks what transcriptions of old-time fiddle tunes might tell us about their underlying purposes and the nature of transcription. How could differing approaches to transcription reflect the intentions of the author, and what are those intentions? What does this sugges…
The onset of the Great Depression led to severe work shortages for miners in Harlan County, Kentucky. In turn, low wages exacerbated by shorter hours created starvation conditions for their families. In 1931, organizers from the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) travelled to…
This document presents a method of jazz instruction that synthesizes elements of the jazz language with traditional Chinese folk songs. This research first analyzes the characteristics of Chinese folk songs, such as the melodies, rhythms, and pentatonic features. An overview of …
Amidst ambivalent attitudes held toward the guitar, Italian-born guitar virtuoso Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) composed and performed in Vienna from 1806 to1819. Giuliani’s time in the city was punctuated by his participation in the market for goods related to the Congress of Vienn…
This dissertation offers the first monograph-length exploration of South Korean popular folk—or p'ok'ŭ— music in English. P'ok'ŭ was tied initially to “youth culture” (ch'ŏngnyŏnmunhwa), which refers to the Western-derived musical and leisure activities of university-educated yo…
This study seeks to understand a particular genre, folk music, in terms of identifying the social factors that give it coherence. It stresses the need to understand social action. The performance of music is dependent upon a whole range of musical, para-musical and non-musical a…
This thesis presents an ethnographic analysis of the contemporary folk music scene in Budapest, based primarily on fieldwork in the city between 2013-2015. It draws on concepts from ethnomusicology, cultural studies and popular music studies, while sustaining a particular focus …
The historiography of Ottoman state actions towards migrant tribes depends more on the official documents of the government. The case of Fırka-i Islâhiye (Reform Division) in 1865 was no exception. It has been researched heavily depending on official sources and Ahmed Cevdet Efe…
Bu araştırmada, Burdur yöresi Türk halk müziği üçtelli bağlamasının çeşitli yönleriyle incelenmesi ve eğitim fakülteleri müzik eğitimi programlarında kullanım durumunun uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada uzman görüşlerinin kapsamı üçtelli …
In the art song genre, one of the main areas of the discussion focuses on whether the piano part can capture and convey the composer’s idea, mood, and scenery even without knowledge of the lyrics which are sung by the voice. As a collaborative pianist, I have always been curious…
This dissertation addresses the ways nationalism intersected with aesthetic movements of realism and modernism and developments in recording technologies, to shape the portrayal of rural musical practices by urban musicians in Central and Eastern Europe during the early twentiet…
The Chilean diaspora in the UK has changed significantly since the 1970s. This research explores the knowledge gap that exists around the UK-based Chilean diaspora and its ongoing relationship to ‘home’ over a period which spans fifty years. From its exile origins to incorporati…
The structure and content of Carlo Domeniconi's Variations on an Anatolian Folk Song and Koyunbaba are heavily influenced by Turkish folk music. A stylistic and accurate performance of these pieces becomes possible through the study of Turkish folk music and its performance prac…
This thesis focuses on the choral works of Canadian composer Sid Robinovitch, summarizing his compositional styles and techniques particularly with respect to the folk, traditional, and non-Western elements found within many of the choral works, which number twenty-nine to date.…
Petar Christoskov, born in 1917 in Sofia, is among the most prolific of Bulgarian violinists, pedagogues and composers of the twentieth century. Christoskov's Suites and Rhapsodies for solo violin represent both an internal evolution of Bulgarian music and an incorporation of th…