Analysis of some Zeybek dances from Antalya region

When TRT Turkish Folk Music Repertory is scanned, it is seen that there are 15 non-verbal works belonging to the Antalya region. 14 of these works are recorded as zeybek and 1 as Elmalı saz hava. In recent field studies in Antalya province and its districts, it has been determined that there are other zeybek dances and music performed in the region, but they are not recorded. The aim of this research is to record some zeybek dances that have not been recorded yet in the Antalya region and to analyze these dances in terms of melody, rhythm and movement. It is also important culturally to identify these cultural values that are on the verge of disappearing, to analyze them in terms of melody, rhythm and movement and to record them. This research is a case study patterned research in which qualitative research method is used. In addition, literature review and face-to-face interview techniques were used in this study. In the research, 9 unrecorded zeybek dances belonging to the Antalya region were identified. The notes of the melodies and rhythms of these zeybek dances obtained from the source people were written by taking into account the local playing techniques. Again, dance movements conveyed by the source persons, together with the melody and rhythm notes, are given as a score in order to provide integrity. As a result of the research, when 9 unregistered zeybek dances belonging to the Antalya region are examined in terms of maqam, it is seen that 5 zeybek melodies are in the Hüseyni makam scale, 3 zeybek melodies are in the Rast makam scale and 1 zeybek tune is in the Nikriz makam scale; When the same dances were examined in terms of rhythm, it was found that 7 of them were in 9/4 and 2 Zeybek dances were in 9/8.