Mus2okur
Multimedia Encyclopedia of Turkish Music
Learn the fundamentals of Turkish music with audio, visual and animated tools.
Mus2okur is a software program that teaches the basics of Turkish music. It has been designed for beginners as well as seasoned musicians wanting to discover the longer usuls, less-known maqams and more.
Mus2okur works under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and Vista.
Mus2okur includes information on nearly 25000 musical works in its database. Of these works, approximately 1250 are available as sheet music and can be played with MIDI and Turkish music instruments with the score and lyrics displayed on screen in "karaoke" style.
Mus2okur presents the fundamental concepts of Turkish music such as maqam, form and usul with audio and visual examples. The software comes with an expansive database of information on prominent composers, lyricists, compilers and other notable people including photos, biographies and lists of works.
Mus2okur is continuously updated via the Internet with regular additions to its database.
