Saygun - 10 Etudes on Aksak Rhythms

Composer: Ahmet Adnan Saygun (7 September 1907 – 6 January 1991) Work Title: 10 Etudes on Aksak Rhythms 0:00 - I. Vivo 3:04 - II 4:50 - III. Moderato 7:06 - IV. Sostenuto 11:04 - V. Animato 12:44 - VI. Con anima 15:59 - VII. Moderato 19:05 - VIII. Allegro 22:21 - IX 25:38 - X. Allegro assai Ahmet Adnan Saygun was a Turkish composer, musicologist and writer on music. One of a group of composers known as the Turkish Five who pioneered western classical music in Turkey, his works show a mastery of Western musical practice, while also incorporating traditional Turkish folk songs and culture. When alluding to folk elements he tends to spotlight one note of the scale and weave a melody around it, based on a Turkish mode. His extensive output includes five symphonies, five operas, two piano concertos, concertos for violin, viola and cello, and a wide range of chamber and choral works. The Times called him “the grand old man of Turkish music, who was to his coun