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Fazıl Say and Zuhal
Olcay performing in the
concert organized under
105th anniversary of
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worked for polyphonic music to take root in Turkey and a national school be estab-lished, even though they, themselves were under the influence of various musical movements. Eventually, the later generations who fol-lowed the path of this first generation of composer-teachers, created a school of contemporary Turkish compo-sitions based on folk music on one hand and inspired by western movements on the other. The common denomi-nator of the first generation composers was to benefit from folk music, and to inc-lude domestic motifs as well as folkloric tunes in their works, even though there were significant differences of style and interpretation between them. In fact,
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Saygun who conducted research on Turkish folklore and compiled folkloric melodies, transformed impressionism into a nationalist stand, and played an important role in the promotion of Turkish music through his conferences and concerts abroad. The “Yunus Emre Oratorio” by Adnan Saygun, whose compositions have been performed in many countries, was performed in Paris and New York and is well known across the world. |
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The Presidential Symphony Orchestra, which is the oldest symphonic ensemble, has a rather big share in spreading polyphonic music. This orchestra, which pioneered in spreading and popularizing polyphonic music with its countless concerts throughout the country, also contributed to the promotion of polyphonic Turkish music with the concerts it gave in Germany, the USA, France, Spain, Italy, South Korea and in many other countries. At present, the state symphony orchestras in İstanbul, İzmir, Antalya, Bursa and Çukurova remain active by continuing concert tours both at home and abroad. |
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Famous Turkish flutist Şefika Kutluer won with the First Gold CD of 2005 Award of VDE-GALLO, one of the leading music production companies in Switzerland.
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Currently, the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra and Akbank Chamber Orchestra are among the prominent private orchestras in addition to those run by the state. |
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| Besides prize-winning conductors such as Hikmet Şimşek, Gürer Aykal, Rengim Gökmen and Betin Güneş, who have conducted foreign ensembles and recorded albums at home and abroad, Turkey has also raised world-renowned musicians who were trained abroad thanks to the law for supporting children with outstanding talents. İdil Biret (piano), Suna Kan (violin), the Güher and Süher Pekinel sisters (piano), İsmail Aşan (violin), Fazıl Say (piano), Cihat Aşkın (violin), Ayla Erduran (violin) and Gülşen Tatu (flute) are some of the famed Turkish musicians who have won many awards in international contests and recorded a great number of albums. |
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 Classical Turkish Music: Art music burgeoned in palace circles in the 15th century in the Ottoman era and it underwent constant improvement until the 19thcentury. The first examples of written musical notes, however, are traced back to the 17th century. Many modes (resembling the mediaeval concept of mode in Western music) have been created through the “koma”, intermittent scales specific to Turkish music. |
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| Ney, tambur, ud, kanun, kemençe, kudüm, def/daire, zil (halile) geleneksel sanat müziğinde kullanılan çalgılara örnek gösterilebilir. |
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| The ney (a reed flute), tambur (a long-necked, stringed instrument), lute, kanun (Turkish zither with 72 strings), kemençe (a small, three-string violin played like a cello), kudüm (a small drum), tambourine and zil (a small castanet played with fingers) can be cited as examples of the instruments used in traditional art music. |
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| A Department of Turkish Music was opened at the İstanbul Municipality Conservatory in 1943 under the chairmanship of |
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