Turkish Five
The Turkish Five (
Republic of Turkey, especially during the presidencies of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and İsmet İnönü
. They all shared contacts with the two presidents and were highly encouraged as such, both on a personal level and also through the general drive towards westernization in Turkey.
The Turkish Five composers are:[1]
- Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907-1991)
- Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972)
- Cemal Reşit Rey (1904-1985)
- Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906-1978)
- Necil Kazım Akses (1908-1999)
These composers set out the direction of classic music in the newly established Turkish Republic. The use of Turkish folk music and traditional/modal elements in an entirely western symphonic style characterised the music of these composers.[2]
References
Notes
Sources
- Helvaci, Ayhan (2012). "Contemporary Turkish Composers – Turkish Five". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 46, pp. 2630–34.
- İlyasoğlu, Evin (1998). Çağdaş Türk bestecileri [Contemporary Turkish Composers]. Pan Yayıncılık 49. Beşiktaş, İstanbul: Pan Yayıncılık. ISBN 9789757652687.
Further Reading
- Aydin, Yilmaz (2002). Die Werke der 'Türkischen Fünf' im Lichte der Musikalischen Wechselbeziehungen zwischen der Türkei und Europa. Europäische Hochshculschriften, Peter Lang Publisher.
External links
- Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Official Web Site
- Necil Kazım Akses, Official Web Site
- Anthology of Turkish Piano Music, Vol. I on SheetMusicPlus.com
- Anthology of Turkish Piano Music, Vol. II on SheetMusicPlus.com
- Anthology of Turkish Piano Music, Vol. III on SheetMusicPlus.com
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