Kemence and its Performance in the Tradition of Oral Culture of the Trabzon Region Cover Image

Trabzon Yöresi Sözlü Kültür Geleneğinde İcra Töresi ve Ortamı Açısından Kemençecilik
Kemence and its Performance in the Tradition of Oral Culture of the Trabzon Region

Author(s): Kemal Üçüncü
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Music, Geography, Regional studies, Oral history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: small three-stringed violin; oral tradition; oral culture; Trabzon;

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to analyse the Trabzon's oral culture tradition, which is the one of the main components of the Turkish oral culture tradition. Trabzon which is a Turkish land from pre Turkish history consists of a lot of materials concerning ancient Turkish culture. Kemence and its performance is one of important parts of the oral tradition. Investigating this kind of research on oral culture tradition leads a common heritage.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 127-135
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Turkish