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| Haluk Cobanoglu / Arabesque |
Arabesque is a musical genre in Turkey. Arabesque from French. This word is defined as “a musical piece with tunes intricately overlaping made to resemble the Arabic in style”.
After this first reform process in Turkish Republic, the rapid and foreign dependent development effort that was created by resolving every issue by westernization eventually forced the Anatolian people to
migrate from homelands in their villages to cities even to foreign lands. Migrants in their final destinations in order to survive
in such a fast process of transformation created their own counter cultural existence. Arabesque was a subculture in the search for a new identity.
The new culture made itself heard, as in other examples from all over the world especially in music. This was not like any existing music but had a bit of everything. When traditional Turkish music with its placidity, and the Turkish folk music with its structure evoking the rural life codes were no relief for the estranged dynamic new population of the cities their needs gave rise to such a new music.
Arabesque in the 70’s has rather rebellius lyrics concordant with the political bid of the era and in the 80’s takes on a more subdued
character as it becomes the locomotive of the music industry. From now on it also has stately esteem.
Finally, started as a daring, a protest music, arabesque has evolved and at a level never thought of initially changed, became widespread and turned into an “institution”. Now as everything that has turned
into an institution bells are tolling for it. |
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