LECTURE | Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol – Reading Ottoman Music from a Byzantine Fake Book
LECTURE
Prof. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
New England Conservatory, USA
Reading Ottoman Music from a Byzantine Fake Book: new perspectives on reform, notation and Ottoman/Turkish music in early 19th century Istanbul
Introductory talk by Father Romanos Karanos, Assistant Professor, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
22 November 2024, 18.00 Athens GREECE / 11.00 EST (US)
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Organisers
Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Laboratory for the Study of Balkan and Eastern Music, History and Cultures, Department of Music Studies, Univeristy of Ioannina
Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Organizing Committee
Maria Alexandrou, Professor, Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Kyriakos Kalaitzidis, Associate Professor, Department of Music Studies, University of Ioannina
Panagiotis C. Poulos, Assistant Professor, Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
ABSTRACT
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol published “Reform, Notation and Ottoman music in Early 19th Century Istanbul: EUTERPE” from Routledge’s SOAS series in March of 2023. In this book Sanlıkol presents both a critical edition of Euterpe, the first printed collection of Ottoman classical vocal music pieces in Byzantine notation, and a detailed study of Ermineia, thefirst source which explains Ottoman/Turkish makams with microtonal values, as a result of which an extended analysis of all makams are included as well.
During this presentation Sanlıkol will not only provide his conclusions regarding Euterpe, Ermineia and related similar publications, but he will also discuss the possible relationship between these publications and the banning of the köçek, evaluate the ‘lead sheet’ and ‘fake book’ formats widely utilized in jazz within the context of Ottoman/Turkish music, compare the relationship between vezin and usul with jazz from several different perspectives, and present his thoughts on several other similar issues.
SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Grammy nominated composer (2015 and 2024) Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol graduated from Berklee College of Music with a dual degree in Jazz Composition and Film Scoring in 1997. Sanlıkol completed his Master’s degree in Jazz Composition at the New England Conservatory (NEC) in 2000 after which he got his doctorate from the same school in Composition in 2004. During his doctoral studies Sanlıkol heavily focused on ethnomusicology and classical Ottoman/Turkish music after which he also conducted post-doctoral research with Prof. Cemal Kafadar at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University as a fellow (2013-15). Currently, Sanlıkol is a professor at the New England Conservatory and he has composed for, performed and toured with international stars and ensembles such as Dave Liebman, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Cobham, Antonio Sanchez, Anat Cohen, Ingrid Jensen, Tiger Okoshi, Miguel Zenón, John Patitucci, Gil Goldstein, Esperanza Spalding, The Boston Camerata, The Boston Cello Quartet, A Far Cry string orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, Okay Temiz, Erkan Oğur ve Birol Yayla. Sanlıkol is also the director of NEC’s Intercultural Institute, the project director of Nilüfer Municipality Dr. Hüseyin Parkan Sanlıkol Musical Instruments Museum and the president of DÜNYA, a non-profit organization based in Boston, MA.