An Archeological Evaluation of the Origins of Music

Abstract

Music is a universal and fascinating subject due to its philosophy. Music offers an uninterrupted process of human history and cultures. The origin of music is as old as the history of man. Music Takes Its Place in all aspects of life in an abstract and concrete way. Music occupies many areas of everyday life, plays an important role in a person's daily life. Music Archaeology, where organology has traditionally been a central tenet, has the strongest interests in this field of research. In this study, the prehistoric and historical process of musical instruments is tried to be revealed. This article aims to bring valuable studies in music archeology into focus. It has been tried to find a theoretical solution to the questions such as who, where, why and when they made these instruments. The period of musical instruments in this study is dated from the Middle Paleolithic to the time periods between antiquity. Examples of instruments related to the era were given and an attempt was made to establish integrity. Wood, plant-based organic tools can not come to the present day, these tools in question have not been mentioned. When it comes to the Bronze Age, musical instruments begin to show much more diversity. Music becomes an important part of everyday life. There are many mythological descriptions of music in ancient Greek depictions.

Keywords

• Music
• Music Archeology
• Paleolithic flute
• Instrument
• Bullroarer.

Müziğin Kökenine Yönelik Arkeolojik Bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

Müzik, evrensel ve felsefesi gereği büyüleyici bir konudur. Müzik, insanlık tarihine ve kültürlerine dair kesintisiz bir süreç sunar. Müziğin kökeni insanın tarihi kadar eskidir. Müzik Soyut ve somut olarak hayatın her alanında kendine yer edinir. Gündelik yaşamın birçok alanını kaplar, insanın günlük yaşamında önemli rol oynar. Organoloji nin geleneksel olarak merkezi bir ilke olduğu müzik arkeolojisi, bu araştırma alanında en güçlü çıkarlara sahiptir. Bu çalışmada müzik enstrümanlarının tarihöncesi ve tarihsel süreci ortaya koyulmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu makale müzik arkeolojisiyle ilgili değerli çalışmaları odak haline getirmeyi hedeflemektedir. Bu enstrümanları kimler, nerede, neden ve ne zaman yaptılar gibi sorulara yönelik kuramsal çözüm bulunmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışmadaki müzik enstrümanları Orta Paleolitik dönemden antik çağ arasındaki zaman dilimlerine tarihlenmektedir. Çağlarla ilgili olarak enstrümanlardan örnekler verilmiş ve bir bütünlük oluşturulmaya çalışılmıştır. Ahşap, bitkisel temelli organik aletlerin günümüze kadar gelemediğinden söz konusu bu aletlere değinilmemiştir. Tunç Çağına gelindiğinde müzik enstrümanları çok daha çeşitlilik göstermeye başlar. Müzik gündelik hayatın önemli bir parçası haline gelir. Antik Grek tasvirlerinde ise müzikle ilgili birçok mitolojik tasvir bulunmaktadır.  

Keywords

• Müzik
• Müzik arkeolojisi
• Paleolitik flüt
• Alet
• Boğaböğürten

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