Hasan Ferid Alnar (11 March 1906 – 30 July 1978) was a
Turkish classical music composer.
He was a member of the
Turkish Five, in the first half of the 20th century. Alnar is known for his efforts for harmonization of
classical Turkish music elements and the
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...
techniques. His best-known works are the Concerto for
Kanun and String Orchestra and the Cello Concerto.
From 1946 to 1952, he was the conductor of the
Presidential Symphony Orchestra
The Presidential Symphony Orchestra ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası), with headquarters in Ankara, is the presidential symphony orchestra of the Republic of Turkey. Its history dates back as far as 1826, making it one of the first s ...
, and from 1955 to 1960, he was the General Music Director of the
Ankara Opera House
Ankara Opera House ( tr, Opera Sahnesi) of the Turkish State Opera and Ballet is the largest of the three venues for opera and ballet in Ankara, Turkey, the other two being ''Leyla Gencer Sahnesi'' in Ostim and ''Operet Sahnesi'' (Operetta Theater ...
at the State Theaters. After retiring in 1961, Alnar lived in
Vienna
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and managed concerts in Central European cities. In 1964, he returned to Ankara and taught harmony, form knowledge and orchestration at the
Ankara State Conservatory
The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory ( tr, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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until his death in 1978.
Life
Alnar was born in 1906 in Sarachane,
Istanbul
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. His father was General Manager of PTT Hüseyin Bey and his mother was Saime Hanım.
The first child of the family; his brother Orhan Alnar is six years younger than him.
See also
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Music of Turkey
References
Notes
Further Reading
* Aydin, Yilmaz (2002). ''Die Werke der 'Türkischen Fünf' im Lichte der Musikalischen Wechselbeziehungen zwischen der Türkei und Europa.'' Europäische Hochshculschriften, Peter Lang Publisher.
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1906 births
1978 deaths
Turkish classical musicians
The Turkish Five
Turkish classical composers
Composers of Ottoman classical music
Composers of Turkish makam music
20th-century classical composers
Male classical composers
20th-century male musicians