Turkish music has a rich history and tradition of its own.
Turkish music originated back in the 11th century at a time when the Seljuk Turks spanned their kingdom by including both Anatolia and Persia. As a result in the Turkish music there are influences from both these two regions and kingdoms.
Turkish music can be divided into several periods and music groups. But essentially, Turkish music can be divided into two groups. These two groups are,
classical Turkish music and
folk music.
Classical Turkish music is actually the Ottoman music that is associated with the higher society. This
classical music has been developed through centuries together and has several branches in it.
Turkish classical, music has two main branches like the Harem music that evolved with the particular form of dance known as the belly dancing. There is another form of
Turkish classical music, the military
music. This has also typical Turkish quality in it.
Turkish classical music is always accompanied with
classical musical instruments like, tanbur, ney, kanun and some others.
Another popular form of
Turkish music is the folk songs and culture. The
Turkish folk music have developed centering the simple form of daily life and several events in life. The language of these musics and songs are very simple and are taken from everyday life. Another theme for the
Turkish folk songs have been the folklores of this country.
Turkish folk music is also accompanied with a number of
instruments like, baglama, kemenche and many more. At present
Turkish music has another popular sections that has mingled the
popular music culture like pop, hip hops and many others.
For more information about Turkish music you can go through the following,
Turkish Singers
