ISBN:
0226775070
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9780226775074
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 219 pages)
Series Statement:
Chicago studies in ethnomusicology
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DDC:
781.6309561/09045
Keywords:
Müren, Zeki
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Gencebay, Orhan
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Aksu, Sezen
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Yahya Kemal
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Yahya Kemal Musical settings
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History and criticism
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Geschichte 1900-2000
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Geschichte 1900-2000
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Musical settings
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Popular music
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Songs, Turkish
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Fine Arts
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / International
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / New Age
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Popular music History and criticism 20th century
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Songs, Turkish History and criticism 20th century
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Singers
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Unterhaltungsmusik
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Türkei
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Türkei
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Online-Publikation
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Türkei
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Unterhaltungsmusik
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Geschichte 1900-2000
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-210) , filmography (p. 211) and index
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Zeki Müren: sun of art, ideal citizen -- The affectionate modernism of Orhan Gencebay -- Why cry? Sezen Aksu's diva citizenship -- Three versions of "Beloved Istanbul."
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At the heart of The Republic of Love are the voices of three musicians -- queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu -- who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Their fame and ubiquity have made them national icons -- but, Martin Stokes here contends, they do not represent the official version of Turkish identity propagated by anthems or flags; instead they evoke a much more intimate and ambivalent conception of Turkishness. Using these three singers as a lens, Stokes examines Turkeyʹs repressive politics and civil violence as well as its uncommonly vibrant public life in which music, art, literature, sports, and journalism have flourished. However, Stokesʹs primary concern is how Muren, Gencebay, and Aksuʹs music and careers can be understood in light of theories of cultural intimacy. In particular, he considers their contributions to the development of a Turkish concept of love, analyzing the ways these singers explore the private matters of intimacy, affection, and sentiment on the public stage. -- Publisher description
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