19. yüzyıl Osmanlı padişahlarının müzik politikalarından kesitler

Abstract

For centuries, Turkish music has been developed in monophonic texture with its own harmonic and rhythmic rules, different than the western music system. Music took an important position in the Ottoman Court, both in education and performance practices. The Sultans were raised with a music culture. In the Ottoman Empire, music was a part of life not only in the Court but also in the Military (as in the case of janissary music); therefore a reorganization in music was encountered both in the Court and the Military. During 19th century, Ottoman Empire encountered a “Westernization process” in music (as well as in other areas). With the enterance of polyphonic western music into the Ottoman Court, beginning with Selim III, but mainly during the period of Mahmud II, a great reconstruction in the Ottoman music begins. The reformations of Mahmud II, which were the first movements of polyphony in Turkey, were a break point in the Turkish music history. In this research, the enterance and development of Western music in the Ottoman Empire is discussed based on the music politics of each Sultan in rule, chronogically.