Considerations on Muammer Sun’s “Three Pieces for Violin and Piano” in Terms of Piano Performance Practice
Three Pieces for Violin and Piano (1955) by Muammer Sun, one of the thirdgeneration composers of the Turkish Republic, stands out as one of his most frequently performed chamber music works. This piece regularly features in the concert programs of numerous artists and is often performed both in Turk...
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| description | Three Pieces for Violin and Piano (1955) by Muammer Sun, one of the thirdgeneration composers of the Turkish Republic, stands out as one of his most frequently performed chamber music works. This piece regularly features in the concert programs of numerous artists and is often performed both in Turkey and abroad. Additionally, it is one of the most frequently recorded chamber music works by Turkish composers. Sun composed this piece during his second year as a conservatory student, at a time when he had just started studying harmony and counterpoint with Ahmed Adnan Saygun, but had not yet delved into form and musical analysis. Despite this, the work is thought to display a certain level of maturity in terms of both harmony and form. Moreover, Sun stated that throughout his life, he never felt the need to change even a single note of this student work, which was published by the State Conservatory Press six years after it was composed. Performing a musical work requires preliminary research and preparation in various areas. The piece to be performed should first be analyzed in terms of its form and harmony, with careful attention given to the details of its notation before moving on to performance practice. During this process, any available recordings of the piece can serve as useful reference points. In this study, Three Pieces for Violin and Piano has been structurally analyzed. The edition published by the State Conservatory Press has been reviewed for editorial accuracy, with errors and omissions identified, and performance practice suggestions from a pianistic perspective have been provided. |
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