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Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 133 p., b/w plate. Ahmet Adnan Saygun ve geçmisten gelecege Türk musikisi. A biographical study on Ahmet Adnan Saygun, (1907-1991) was a Turkish composer, musicologist and writer on music and Turkish 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. TURKISH MUSIC Classical music Composer Biography.