Rast Müzikoloji Dergisi
Yazarlar: E. Özden, A. Bülbül
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DOI:10.12975/rastmd.2014.02.01.00037
Anahtar Kelimeler:Minorities in the Ottoman Empire,Music Society,Church,Ottoman Ministry of
Özet: There were a number of non-muslim musical societies primarily established aroundchurches and synagogues in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. These societies wereestablished to teach their national music to their congregation in a more comfortable and freeenvironment. The board of directors and teachers of these societies mainly included beadlesor the competent musicians in their congregations. However, these associations and societieswhose initial objective was music education began to launch secret activities during the waryears. Several associations and societies that promoted the Greek and Bulgarian states’propaganda had to close its doors after the Turkish Independence. This article gives valuableinformation on these societies in light of historical documents and is a starting point for furtherresearch on this issue