Gazel 5063932 194005526 2008-02-25T20:34:45Z Phil Bridger 4400848 add refs and remove notability tag '''Gazel''' is a form of Turkish music that has almost died out. While in other parts of the Central Asian world, gazel is synonymous with [[ghazal]], in Turkey it denotes an improvised form of solo singing<ref>{{cite book |title=World Music: The Rough Guide |last=Broughton |first=Simon |coauthors=Ellingham, Mark |year=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1858286352 |pages=p. 403 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&pg=PA403&dq=Gazel+%2Bmusic&num=100&sig=VPSo8pMYwYNrXDW64PQldCdjcN4 }}</ref> that is sometimes accompanied by the ney, ud, or tanbur. It is the vocal equivalent to the Turkish [[taksim]], an improvised instrumental composition. The form began to die out in the mid-20th century because of its associations with nightclubs,<ref>{{cite book |title=Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey |last=Bozdoğan |first=Sibel |coauthors=Kasaba, Reşat |year=1997 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=0295975970 |pages=p. 230 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lEKu-Bv_HEcC&pg=PA230&dq=Gazel+%2Bmusic&num=100&sig=DBR7FrX31ZyMiOsE0Pg7ZeLqJPI }}</ref> but it has recently begun a revival process (Garland Encyclopedia of Music, vol. 6, pgs. 114-121). ==References== {{reflist}} {{music-genre-stub}} [[Category:Turkish music]]