One hand piano literature in Turkey

Sirin Akbulut Demirci and Eda Nergiz

African Educational Research Journal
Published: October 22 2020
Volume 8, Special Issue 2
Pages S49-S61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30918/AERJ.8S2.20.032

Abstract

The curriculum used in amateur and professional piano education is shaped according to the physical and mental state of the students. Easy access to piano literature that can be used in case of one hand and/or one arm disability is important in terms of contributing to the students and piano instructors. For this reason, it is aimed to determine the works of contemporary Turkish composers in this field. Turkish composers who passed away in 2000 and after and those who live today were investigated; 146 of 198 composers who were identified were contact online, and it was concluded that 69 composers did not compose one hand piano work and 7 composers composed one hand piano work. Scores, program notes, work descriptions and sound recordings related to one hand piano works were obtained from those composers. It was found that 2 of these works were composed for the right hand, 3 for the left hand and 2 for any of them. It is thought that the limited number of contemporary Turkish one hand piano literature will contribute positively to piano literature, music educators, piano students and performer with physical disabilities.

Keywords: Physical disability, piano education, one hand piano literature, contemporary Turkish composers, contemporary music.

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