6TH INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL CURRENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONGRESS
A MUSICAL BRIDGE IN OTTOMAN-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS: FRANZ LISZT
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Liberty Publications
The Ottoman Empire's musical relations with Europe began in the sixteenth century, when the French king François I sent an orchestra during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, and continued until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. It is noteworthy that the Ottomans' interest, curiosity and pleasure in listening to Western music increased during the Westernization process. The development of Western music in the Ottoman Empire was enhanced by the Italian, French, German and Hungarian schools. It is also seen that the interest of Ottoman sultans, princes or sultanas in Western music turned into performance rather than just a listening pleasure over time. One example of this is Abdülmecid, the first sultan in Ottoman history to receive piano training. An important event in terms of both Ottoman history and polyphonic Turkish music history occurred during the reign of Abdülmecid. On the occasion of these musical relations, the famous Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt came to Istanbul for a concert, and during his stay he adapted Giuseppe Donizetti's Mecidiye March for piano and also composed a Turkish March. After this visit, some musicians followed Liszt and received piano lessons and formed a Liszt school when they returned to Istanbul. Among these musicians are Geza Heygei, Francesco Sudda Bey and Macar Tevfik Bey. Geza Hegyei was the teacher of Ayşe and Şadiye Sultan.Macar Tevfik Bey was one of the teachers who trained Ahmet Adnan Saygun. In this study, written documents will be examined and Franz Liszt's musical influence on the Ottoman Empire and the process of becoming a school for the development of Western music will be explained historically.
