Institutional Distribution, Type, Subject and Year Analysis of Scientific Publications on Classical Western Music Violin Écoles in Türkiye

Abstract

The concept of a school in music is a term that comprehensively addresses the technical, stylistic, repertoire understanding, and pedagogical approaches that develop within a specific tradition. In violin education, schools play a decisive role in the development of instrumental technique, the shaping of musical expression forms, and the transmission of performance tradition. Throughout history, different violin schools around the world, such as Russian, French, German, Belgian, and Hungarian, have developed their own unique technical and aesthetic interpretations. In Türkiye, with the advent of the Republican era, a violin education approach emerged that was influenced by the schools mentioned above during the development of classical Western music violin education. As a result of the literature review conducted in line with the objectives of the research, it was determined that there were a total of 15 scientific publications, including 6 theses prepared on violin schools of classical western music in Türkiye between 1993-2025, 7 articles between 2015-2025, 2 book chapters in 2022 and 2023, and among these scientific publications, there were studies on 6 Russian, 3 French and 2 German schools, and 4 scientific publications on the general evaluation of schools and the application of schools in Türkiye. The aim of the research is to examine postgraduate theses prepared on violin schools in Türkiye and publications in academic journals, revealing their distribution by year, institution, and subject heading. In this context, the research is also significant in terms of analysing academic studies on violin schools, determining the current situation and bibliometric studies that can be done in the future.