Ahmed Adnan Saygun’s early works and his collaboration with Béla Bartók

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2020

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Bilkent University

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English

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Esra Ansel, HIST 209-01 (2020-2021 Fall);1

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Ahmed Adnan Saygun is known as one of the most influential and prominent composers of Turkey. Ahmed Adnan has collaborated with prominent composers such as Béla Bartók and Paul Hindemith which had a significant effect in developing the new Turkish classical music. Saygun’s interest in folk music began when he first met Béla Bartók. Bartók’s influence on Adnan’s work could not be overlooked. This paper will mostly focus on Ahmed Adnan’s early works and their political message as well as his collaboration with the prominent composer Béla Bartók.


Ahmad Adnan Saygun Türkiye’nin en ünlü ve etkileyici bestecilerinden biri olarak bilinir. Béla Bartók ve Paul Hindemith gibi yeni klasik Türk müziğinin ortaya çıkmasında etkili olmuş önde gelen sanatçılarla da işbirliğinde bulundu. Müziğe olan ilgisi Béla Bartók’la tanıştığında başladı, bu yüzden Saygun’un eserlerindeki Bartók etkisi gözardı edilemez. Bu makale Saygun’un Bartók’la işbirlikleriyle birlikte hayatının erken dönemlerindeki eserleri ve bu eserlerin siyasi mesajları üzerinde duracak.

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