Musical examination of "Maya" uzun hava of Turkish folk music

This study focuses on a more comprehensible study of the Maya, which is a form of uzun hava and is regarded as a dubbing tradition in Turkish Folk Music, by classifying the information from the review of all aspects of the Maya. In the first chapter; Turkish folk music and genres, a variety of uzun hava forms seen in our country and the Maya uzun hava are explained. In the second chapter; Maya's word meaning and word origin, its place in folk literature. The subjects are discussed in terms of syllable metering and tradition of singing. In the third chapter, the place of Maya in Turkish Folk Music, musical characteristics, melody and rhythmic structure, the regions in which it was performed, the instruments used in its performance and the known performers were studied. In the conclusion part, it was aimed to guide the performers in terms of structural and musical characteristics of the genre by considering the characteristics of the Maya obtained during the research. Examples of analysis were presented for selected samples. It was thought that this study, which is intended to allow learning and teaching of the Maya, will serve the goal of making Turkish Folk Music more comprehensible.