The maqam analysis of the tawsheehs performed in the Mawlid and Mirajiyyah forms (18-21st century)

Tawsheeh is a form of Turkish Religious Music in which sections from the life of the Prophet Muhammed (s.a.v) are presented and praises to him are sung pleasantly. The Tawsheehs, which are inspired by the splendour of the mawlid and mirajiyyah forms, are theoretically important because they are in the nature where the composers display their skills. Covering the periods of the 18th and 21st centuries which are of great importance in the composition of Turkish Religious Music, in this research, the works in the form of tawsheehs are elucidated and discussed in the maqam framework. The limitation of the study consists of 131 works composed in a total of ten maqams, namely Rast, Ussak, Hicaz, Saba, Huseyni, Segah, Huzzam, Neva, Dugah and Mustear, which are performed in the sections of mawlîd and mirajiyyah forms. In this study, which was examined with descriptive techniques, "screening / survey" and "classification" methods were used. By means of the examinations made, it is aimed to provide inferences about the historical exchanges of the relevant period and the mentioned authorities. As a result of the observed works, the following issues are included in the results and discussion part of the thesis; at which points there was an agreement with the theorist descriptions of their period in the composed tawsheehs; as the periods progressed, what kind of differences occurred in the modulations and motive structures, what kind of changes are exhibited in pitch intervals. In addition, it has been stated that the most used form pattern in tawsheehs is similar to the patterns in different forms.