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Saygun, Ahmet Adnan 1907 - 1991

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  • Author: Jitsukata, Kosuke

  • Last updated：January 1, 2010
    • Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

    Born in Izmir, Turkey, his father was a mathematics teacher. In 1928, he received a scholarship to study in Paris, where he was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy and others. He returned to his home country in 1931 and became a teacher at the Ankara Music School. In 1936, he obtained a teaching position in Istanbul. In the same year, he met Bartók and participated in a folk music collection trip, conducting fieldwork and transcribing many folk songs using Western musical notation. Around the same time, he began researching the collection of the Istanbul Municipal Music School, and thereafter became active as a musicologist. Until his later years, he taught composition and ethnomusicology at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul. He received awards from both the Turkish and Hungarian governments for his collaborative work with Bartók.
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    Works(14)

    Concerto (1)

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    Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr.1 Op.34

    Composed in: 1958  Playing time: 28 min 40 sec 

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    Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr.2 Op.71

    Composed in: 1985  Playing time: 25 min 40 sec 

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    Piano Solo (3)

    sonata (1)

    Piano Sonata Op.77

    Composed in: 1990 

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    sonatina (1)

    Sonatine Op.15

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 10 min 00 sec 

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    pieces (6)

    Piano Suite Op.2

    Composed in: 1931  Playing time: 4 min 50 sec 

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    Short Things Op.51

    Composed in: 1950 

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    10 Etudes on Aksak-Rhythms Op.38

    Composed in: 1964  Playing time: 32 min 40 sec 

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    12 Preludes on Aksak-Rhythms Op.45

    Composed in: 1967  Playing time: 24 min 00 sec 

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    15 Pieces on Aksak-Rhythms Op.47

    Composed in: 1967 

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    10 Sketches on "Aksak" Rhythms Op.58

    Composed in: 1976  Playing time: 19 min 40 sec 

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    Piano Ensemble (3)

    ballade (1)

    Ballade Op.56

    Composed in: 1975  Playing time: 8 min 00 sec 

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    prelude (1)

    "Three Preludes" for Two Harps Op.50

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    character pieces (2)

    Poem for Three Pianos Op.73

    Composed in: 1986  Playing time: 15 min 00 sec 

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    Poem for Two Pianos Op.76

    Composed in: 1989 

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