Osmanlı İstanbul'unda Cemaatler Arası Müzik İlişkileri Mekânları

Özet

Bu makale, Osmanlı İstanbul'unda farklı cemaatler arası müzikal ilişkiler kurulmasına izin veren mekânların izini sürmektedir.

Abstract

The overall aim of this article has been to address those understated intermediary spaces that were produced in the context of musical interaction among the various communities residing in Istanbul in the Ottoman era. The underpinning theme in defining those spaces and tracing their dynamic trajectory throughout the history of the city has been the quest for voicing the diverse elements that composed them. This task has shown that the internal stratification of communities was often quite more multifaceted than previously thought and that the subsequent layers are not always easily traceable. As demonstrated, the internal diversity of communities was based both on the cultural and the social background of its members. Moreover, the makeup of each community and its musicians was constantly renewed through immigration. A consequent challenging question that needs to be addressed is whether and how this diversity was expressed in musical terms.