Abstract:
In this study some assessments were reached on the concept of Classical and Turkish
Classical Music. The aim of the study is to compare and discuss the performance styles of the
20th and 21st century singers. The research question is the differences between the
interpretation of the 20th and 21st century singers on vocal works in Turkish Classical Music.
In the study, content analyses technique was used as a method. In the sampling there are two
vocal works ; the song “Olmaz ilaç sine – i sad pareme” by Hacı Arif Bey and “Biz alûde – i
Sâgâr - ı badeyiz yar “ by Hafız POST . When the voice records were chosen as the sampling,
purposeful sampling method was used. The aim of this choice is to choose two samples for
two different description of ‘Classical’. The first one stands for the definition of ‘classical’
which describes it as only ‘the antique work whose quality has been proven ‘. The second one
was chosen for the ‘Classical’ definition in historical periods. The first work was analysed by
listening the Safiye Ayla and Recep Birgit’s video recordings and interpretation differences
were studied whereas the second work was analysed by listening Munir Nurettin Selçuk and
Muhip Utandı’s voice recordings to detect the interpretation differences .
