Güledâ and Aşk-ı Nevâ Turkish Music Ensembles in the context of gender

Authors : Emin YILDIRIM

Pages : 73-81

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Publication Date : 2023-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :As of 2023, it has been determined that there are about 210 Turkish classical music ensembles in İzmir. This article mainly focuses on the gender equality, women\`s labor, women\`s place in society, the importance of women for democratic futures, the place and importance of women in social life and special days, the representation of modern Turkish women, and the Güledâ Turkish Music Women\`s Ensemble. and Aşk-ı Nevâ Turkish Music Ensemble in the context of the concept of gender. These ensembles have been chosen among the ensembles in Izmir, in that everyone performing in the ensemble is a woman, the repertoire they have chosen, and the issues that focus on women. In this study, the questioning of the place of women in the field of Turkish classical music has been examined in parallel with the subjects of female composers, female orchestral artists, female conductors, and female soloists that Makal insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2020); mentioned in her work. This study is suitable for qualitative research techniques as it is based on the analysis of the data obtained from the choir conductor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(also soloist);, the interviews with the instrumentalists, the data obtained as a result of netnography, and the data obtained from the audio and video archives. The focus of this article is that both choirs mainly perform at scientific meetings in the field of women\`s studies, special days for women, women\`s festivals, and are a stakeholder in platforms where positive actions and discourses towards women take place, thus contributing to the studies on women.
Keywords : choir, female musicians, gender, social gender equality