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Tamer, Birsu (2023)

Ağıt: a Musicolinguistic Analysis of Improvised Turkish Lament Songs

Bachelor thesis | Taalwetenschap (BA)
Turkish improvised lament songs, also known as 'Ağıt', have a rich history within Turkish oral poetry. All the way from complete improvisation during a funeral to full standardization within popular music, Ağıt are found everywhere within Turkish culture. By using a musicolinguistic and semiotic approach this thesis uncovers the formal structures that lie beneath the improvised lament songs.
Descriptive Linguistics
Musicolinguistic
song
Turkish
oral poetry
improvisation, semiotics
Author
Tamer, Birsu
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Taalbeschrijving
Supervisors
van Engelenhoven, Dr. A.T.P.G
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en