AHMET ŞAHİN AK’IN NADİR KULLANILAN MAKAMLARA YÖNELİK BESTECİLİK ÜRETİMİNİN TRT REPERTUVARINDAKİ TEMSİLİ
THE REPRESENTATION OF AHMET ŞAHIN AK’S COMPOSITIONAL PRODUCTION DIRECTED TOWARD RARELY USED MAKAMS IN THE TRT REPERTOIRE

Summary/Abstract: This study examines the representation of Ahmet Şahin Ak’s compositional output in rarely used makams within the TRT Turkish classical music repertoire. The study draws on the composer’s 168 works accepted into the repertoire and focuses on those composed in 71 makams represented by 10 or fewer works. In this context, the study addresses the question of how Ahmet Şahin Ak’s compositional production in rarely used makams is represented in the TRT Turkish classical music repertoire. The research was conducted within a qualitative framework and structured as a holistic single case study. Data were collected through document analysis. TRT repertoire records and the composer’s published volumes were examined to identify, for each makam, the total number of works in the repertoire and the works attributed to the composer. The findings indicate that the composer is represented in each of the 71 makams by a single work. In some makams, this work constitutes the sole example in the repertoire; in others, it appears among a limited number of works. The study demonstrates that a sustained and deliberate compositional orientation toward rarely used makams is evident in the institutional repertoire as documented in its records. By clarifying the repertoire-level representation of makams with limited presence, it offers a descriptive contribution to discussions of makam distribution and repertoire diversity in Turkish classical music.

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