CIRCASSIAN MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the traditional music and instruments of the Circassians from the North-West People of Caucasus. The vast majority of Circassians, who lived through the 19th century's largest exile and immigration, were settled by the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia and the Balkans since 1864. These people, who are intertwined with music and dance in their social lives, tried to preserve their traditional music as a means of keeping their identity and keeping tradition and cultural heritage alive. During, they replaced some of their lost instruments, music and dances with new ones. Those who remained in the Caucasus somewhat managed to preserve their traditional instruments, music and dance traditions. In this study qualitative research system is used. Voice record resources compiled by musicologists, ethnologists and various researchers, publications and visual resources were searched and internet search was made. Some of the audio and video resource samples are added at the end of this notice via Qr Code.