Makamlar: The Musical Scales of Turkey

by Thomas Mikosch

The Turkish art music, one of the greatest art musics in the world. Persians and Arabs both left deep traces in this music, which, despite its homophonic characteristic, inherits no harmony in the classical sense, has brought it to an impressive harmonious wealth and has, with the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in Southeastern Europe and especially the Balkans, heavily influenced the musical cultures of those countries (e.g. Bulgaria). This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 024432560X
• ISBN13: 9780244325602
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.7"