Abstract:

Musicologist Gazimihâl, who has written more than three thousand articles,has contributed very valuable works to the field. The author worked as a teacher inKonya for a short time and wrote a book and a great number of articles about the city.He complied works about Konya musical life while in residence. He relayed hisexperiences in his articles that were published in 1943, 1947 and 1948. His fourteenarticles, which were published in Ekekon Journal in 1947 and 1948, are not exhibitedin today’s literature. Gazimihâl wrote in a detailed way about the movement of Konyamusic in these articles. Especially his eight articles which complement each other, arein the form of a series of broadcast. His valuable writings, which were presented asadvice to the people of Konya, sometimes targeted students and also the elderly. Theauthor emphasizes the importance of music education and music institutions; he givesimportant recommendations about their organizations and curriculums. His, Konyaspoon games and Konya troubadours articles provide excellent examples forresearchers who study about Folklore in Konya. The author of these two articlesemphasized the importance of folklore as a subject of study. After giving a briefsummary of the author's fourteen articles in this study, the importance of these works isemphasized in the conclusion section. The movement of music life in Konya whichwas proposed by Gazimihâl in 1947-1948 is compared to today's Konya music life.The ways of a sixty-five year old Konya musical tradition is exhibited in this way

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