Büyük Uygur Medeniyeti ve Uygur Müzik Kültürü
The Great Uyghur Civilization and the Uyghur Music Culture

Summary/Abstract: The Uyghurs are a very significant civilization for the Turkish and world history. The documents and the various findings that come until today, many several features explored and waiting to be explored are placing the Uyghurs in a unique position. The progresses they have realized by switching to permanent settlement, cultural inputs of different religions, the savants who spoke many languages, made translations, thousands of works written in various alphabets, libraries, printing house, law, commerce, silks, textiles, palaces, gold, silver, copper, iron articrafts, the karizes which are one of the most significant wonders of the world, the unique pictures, statues on the walls of temples, shrines and music occupying an indispensable place in the lives of the Uyghurs. In this study the cultural wealth of the Uyghurs have been examined. The music culture of the Uyghurs whose developments in various different fields have been accentuated, has been handled in detail. Moreover, in this research, the “Uyghur Exodus Epic” has been examined regarding the musical elements it covers, it has been determined that music had taken place in the significant symbols present in the epic therefore, it has been determined and accentuated that music had been placed in a very important and sacred position nearby the other elements where it is mentioned.

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