Ottoman imperial music institutions
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Ottoman imperial music institutions were the formal court-sponsored organizations and ensembles that cultivated, performed, and taught elite Ottoman musical traditions within the sultan’s palace and associated settings.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman cultural institution
ⓘ
court music tradition ⓘ music institution network ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Janissary corps
NERFINISHED
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Mevlevi order NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman religious foundations (vakıf) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Istanbul
NERFINISHED
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Topkapı Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Enderun music school
NERFINISHED
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female harem ensembles ⓘ imperial orchestra (mızıkâ-ı hümâyun, 19th century) NERFINISHED ⓘ mehterhane NERFINISHED ⓘ muezzin and chanter choirs ⓘ palace music ensembles ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| declineFactor | abolition of the Janissary corps (1826) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Tanzimat era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical Ottoman period ⓘ late Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
European perception of “Turkish music”
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modern Turkish classical music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arab urban music traditions
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Byzantine liturgical music ⓘ Persian court music ⓘ |
| languageOfRepertoire |
Arabic
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Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| musicSystem | makam system ⓘ |
| musicTheory | usul rhythmic cycles ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
Ottoman classical music
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Ottoman religious music ⓘ mehter (Janissary) music ⓘ |
| patron | Ottoman sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pedagogicalMethod | meşk (oral-aural master–apprentice training) ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
composition and preservation of repertoire
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court ceremonial performance ⓘ cultivation of elite Ottoman music ⓘ music education ⓘ |
| reform | westernization of court music in the 19th century ⓘ |
| roleInCourtLife |
accompaniment of state ceremonies
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entertainment of the sultan and court elite ⓘ legitimization of imperial authority ⓘ religious and Sufi observances ⓘ |
| setting |
ceremonial halls
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harem ⓘ palace courtyards ⓘ sultan’s private chambers ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Ottoman imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Republican Turkish state music institutions ⓘ |
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