Türk Bestecileri – Anlatımlı Resital

Türk Bestecileri – Anlatımlı Recital 

Age Limit: 7+
Duration: 1 hour

Piano Assoc. Elif Gökçe Türkili

Violin : Dr Erman Türkili

The first activities related to Classical Western Music in Turkey took place during the Ottoman Empire.

Sultan Mahmud II carried out many actions with the aim of modernisation in the Ottoman Empire and thus ensured that innovations were made in the field of music along with the Westernisation movement. Founded in 1826, Müzika-ı Hümayun, as a palace orchestra and educational institution, played an important role in ensuring that European, that is, Western Music could have a lasting impact on Ottoman lands. In 1916, the establishment of Darülelhan was another important step taken in the name of Western Music education in the Ottoman Empire.

In 1923, with the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, among the reforms initiated by the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in many areas, there are also comprehensive plans aimed at the establishment of our National Music. In 1924, the Musiki Muallim Mektebi was established in Ankara to train music teachers to teach in every corner of the country. Sending talented young people abroad to receive musical education gave us the first generation of Turkish composers, the Turkish Five: Hasan Ferid Alnar (1906-1978), Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972), Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907-1991), Necil Kazım Akses (1908-1999), Cemal Reşit Rey (1904-1985). This first generation of composers of our republic produced works and gave education for the establishment of our national music by blending the music of our own lands with contemporary music techniques.

With the invitation of German composer Paul Hindemith to Turkey in 1935 and his report on the realisation of a long-term plan for music reform, important developments in the field of Western music are achieved in Turkey. In 1936, the Ankara State Conservatory is founded, followed by conservatories and symphony orchestras in Izmir and Istanbul with the support of the state.

As the music education institutions in Turkey began to provide education at a contemporary level with Europe, Turkish composers began to be trained. Muammer Sun (1932-2021), Ferit Tüzün (1929-1977), Nevit Kodallı (1924-2009), Yalçın Tura (1934- ), İlhan Usmanbaş (1921- ), who are referred to as our second generation composers, will be followed by the third generation of Turkish composers, many of whom are still producing: İlhan Baran (1934-2016), Turgay Erdener (1957- ), Kamran İnce (1960- ), Hasan Uçarsu (1965- ), Özkan Manav (1967- ), Fazıl Say (1970- ).

Concert

In the violin-piano concert to be presented with the seminar, a 30-minute selection of works by these three generations of Turkish composers will be performed. Among the local musical elements used/inspired by our composers in their violin-piano works, both Turkish Folk Music and Turkish Art Music sources stand out. In the violin-piano works selected within the scope of the concert, attention will be drawn to these different uses of Turkish music, and a chronological sampling will be made from the first generation of Turkish composers to today's composers.

The presentation includes lectures as well as recording samples and videos. The presentation will be transferred to the audience by projection.