Maqam Music Treatises

Daniel, just wait a little longer for my doctorate thesis on the Microtonal Theory of Turkish Maqam Music. I decided to write it in English, and it will contain a general historical survey of existing treatises.

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Which leads me to this:
http://www.turkmuzigi.net/arastirmalar/ekoller_sistemler/. We need a
translation.

From: Ozan Yarman

> Daniel, just wait a little longer for my doctorate thesis on the > Microtonal Theory of Turkish Maqam Music. I decided to write it in > English, and it will contain a general historical survey of existing > treatises.

I can't wait to see it! Please let us know when you get it published.

(I'm looking at http://www.musiki.org/batida_arayislar.htm now, which discusses Partch and Dani�lou. I wish I knew Turkish better, and the online translator I'm using is giving me nonsense.)

The owner of that site is my colleague and friend Kemal Karaosmanoglu, a
pioneering mathematician-musician in Turkish Maqam Music, also the founder
and former president of Chiraghan Music Association. I understand that his
website has become a hit on music theory searches. He is a member of the
tuning list actually, observing diligently all that takes place from a
silent corner.

Concerning my thesis, I'll keep the tuning list posted as I prepare a few
chapters at a time. Give me one or two years to complete it, since it will
be long. My main concern is the lack of established sources in Turkish. I
shall have to rely on translations and academical studies on prominent
historical treatises.

Cordially,
Ozan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel A. Wier" <dawiertx@sbcglobal.net>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 18 Mart 2005 Cuma 15:18
Subject: Re: [tuning] Maqam Music Treatises

>
> From: Ozan Yarman
>
> > Daniel, just wait a little longer for my doctorate thesis on the
> > Microtonal Theory of Turkish Maqam Music. I decided to write it in
> > English, and it will contain a general historical survey of existing
> > treatises.
>
> I can't wait to see it! Please let us know when you get it published.
>
> (I'm looking at http://www.musiki.org/batida_arayislar.htm now, which
> discusses Partch and Dani�lou. I wish I knew Turkish better, and the
online
> translator I'm using is giving me nonsense.)
>