Studies on transforming Sephardic songs into universal forms and specific interpretations on Lied form

In this thesis, the harmony between the Sephardic songs so called Kantika and the universal Lied form is examined and twelve specific Kantika arragements are presented. In the first part, Jews in the history of the World, Anatolia, Spain, Ottoman and in the Turkish Republic with Jews in Izmir, Ladino, Sephardic Kitchen, weddings, ceremonies, Sabath and holidays are explained. In the second part, the technical and esthetic peculiarities of the Sephardic songs are explained. In the third part other works that have been done to convert Sephardic songs into universal forms are shown and new arrangements on the subject are added to the Sephardic song repetoire.?ngilizce Anahtar Kelimeler:1- Sephardic2- Ladino3- Cantiga4- Lied5- Jewish