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Blue Journey
for flute, cello, and guitar by Mesut Özgen
TGE 027
ISBN: 978-1-934361-26-9
46
pages, score and parts
Blue Journey (Mavi Yolculuk) refers to a special boat trip in the southwest Mediterranean coast of Turkey. I explore this journey in the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean sea by invoking various sounds of the sea and the feelings of the travelers using unconventional techniques and traditional Turkish modes (makam) and rhythms (usul) on flute, cello, and guitar.
The term Mavi Yolculuk was first time used by the Turkish author Azra Erhat as the title of her book in 1957, describing her explorative boat trips together with several other intellectuals. Being some of the important writers in Turkish literature, they contributed to the popularity of this particular area of Turkey, which includes now famous touristic destinations Bodrum, Didim, Kusadasi, and Antalya, through their writings.Later, these boat trips developed into an alternative vacation concept and currently have been used for the recreational boating tours along the Turkish Riviera on Turkey's southwestern coast with connotations in tourism and literature.
I used mainly two traditional Turkish makams and usuls in the main sections of the piece: Makam Segah in Usul Curcuna and Makam Hüzzam in Usul Devri Hindi. Between the main sections there are other sections trying to create the various sounds of the sea. I also used a Bektasi sufi hymn (nefes) as a unifiying short melody in the background.
Mesut Özgen
Duration: ca. 11:00 min
First Performance: March 19, 2011 by Lars Johannesson, flute; Amy Brodo, cello, Mesut Özgen, guitar,, at Chris Lutheran Church, Aptos, California.
Recorded on: Anatolian Fantasy CD by Mesut Özgen
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