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Özsoy
''Özsoy'' (or ''Fereydun'') is an opera composed by Ahmet Adnan Saygun from a libretto by :tr:Münir Hayri Egeli, Münir Hayri Egeli. It was the first Turkey, Turkish opera composed during the country's Republican period under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and it was given its premiere performance in the Halk Evi Theatre in Ankara on 19 June 1934. The opera tells the story of twin brothers Tur (son of Fereydun), Tur and Īraj in three parts. Its theme, proposed by Atatürk, draws from the famous poetic opus, ''Shahnameh'', which was written by the Persian people, Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD. Tur symbolizes the Turkish people, living in "Turan, Tūrān", all the lands north and east of the Oxus, while Iraj symbolizes the Iranian peoples, Iranian people, living in Iran. The premiere was attended by Mustafa Kemal and his official guest, the Shah of Iran, Reza Shah, Shah Reza Pahlavi, since a major theme of the opera was the long-standing friendship between the Turkish and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Adnan Saygun
Ahmet Adnan Saygun (; 7 September 1907 – 6 January 1991) was a Turkish composer, musicologist and writer on music. One of a group of composers known as the The Turkish Five, Turkish Five who pioneered Music of Turkey#Western influence on Turkish classical music, western classical music in Turkey, his works show a mastery of Western musical practice, while also incorporating traditional Turkish music#Folk music, 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 makam, 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 country what Jean Sibelius is to Finland, what Manuel de Falla is to Spain, and what Béla Bartók is to Hungary". Saygun was growing up in Turkey when he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
