Abstract
An Investigation on the Role of Clarinet in the Traditional Music Culture of Erzurum
In this research the aspect of clarinet in Erzurum traditional music culture in terms of
performers, the places of performance, the manner of performance, historical process, and
the reasons it is preferred for has been investigated. It has been aimed at preventing the
lose of traditional performance culture of clarinet by keeping its record. The descriptive
review model has been used, and a literature review has been done to be able gather
background information used in the research. The interview technique, a qualitative data
gathering technique, has been used, and in this context the half-structured interview forms
have been applied face to face to four individuals performing clarinet actively and one
folk dance expert in Erzurum. The fact that the clarinet has been performed in Erzurum
for about a century, played a very important role in traditional activities preferred in
rural areas, the activities organized in closed areas have been the most important factor
for which the clarinet has been preferred, the clarinet has taken the roles of mey and
zurna instruments and it has been performed by regional mey and zurna manners but
there is no interest in this art among the new generation are the conclusions derived in
this research. Some studies that can be done in order to preserve and convey this tradition
have been recommended.
Keywords
Erzurum, Traditional Music, Culture, Clarinet, Region.
