Türkü
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Türkü, literally "of the Turk", is a name given to Turkish folk songs
as opposed to şarkı
. In contemporary usage, the meanings of the words türkü and şarkı have shifted: Türkü refers to folk songs originated from music traditions within Turkey whereas şarkı refers to all other songs, including foreign music.
Classically, Türküs can be grouped into two categories according to their melodies:
The Turkish Turku tradition is called Halk Muzigi in modern terminology, and called Sarki in the old days. It is something that almost every Turkish singer is immersed in.
Turkish folk music
Turkish folk music combines the distinct cultural values of all civilisations that have lived in Anatolia and the Ottoman territories in Europe and Asia...
as opposed to şarkı
Sarki
Sarki may refer to*Sarki, a well-dwelling snake slain by the mythological prince Bayajidda*Şarkı, a vocal genre in Ottoman classical music*Sarki, a Newcastle rock band made up of members; Shane Kurnia on guitar, Scott Allen on drums, Dom Willson on bass and Matty Munro of vocals*Sirki, a Sindhi...
. In contemporary usage, the meanings of the words türkü and şarkı have shifted: Türkü refers to folk songs originated from music traditions within Turkey whereas şarkı refers to all other songs, including foreign music.
Classically, Türküs can be grouped into two categories according to their melodies:
- Kırık havalar: These have regular melodies. Following subtypes belong to this category: deyiş, koşma, semah, tatyan, barana, zeybek, horon, halayHalayHalay or Yalli is a popular dance in the Middle East....
, bar, bengi, sallama, güvende, oyun havası, karşılama, ağırlama, peşrev, teke zortlatması, gakgili havası, dımıdan, zil havası, fingil havası. - Uzun havalar: There have irregular melodies. The following subtypes belong to this category: barak, bozlakBozlakBozlak is a form of Turkish folk song from Central Anatolia accompanied by the long-necked saz and ney or kaval. The main subjects of the melancholic songs are separation and love. The songs begin with a very high pitched vocal and end in a low vocal...
, gurbet havası, yas havası, tecnis, boğaz havası, elagözlü, maya, hoyrat, divan, yol havası, yayla havası, mugam, gazelGazelGazel is a form of Turkish music that has almost died out. While in other parts of the Central Asian world, gazel is synonymous with ghazal, in Turkey it denotes an improvised form of solo singing that is sometimes accompanied by the ney, ud, or tanbur...
, uzun hava (is used for the ones which don't fit into any other subtype)
The Turkish Turku tradition is called Halk Muzigi in modern terminology, and called Sarki in the old days. It is something that almost every Turkish singer is immersed in.