Repercussions of the Turkish Five on violin concertos in the republic period of modernisation in music

The main objective of the thesis "Repercussions of the Turkish Five on Violin Concertos in the Republic Period of Modernisation in Music", is to examine the extent of the effect the pioneer composers named the 'Turkish Five' on violin concertos in the Music Reform of the Republican Period. In this thesis, descriptive-analytical research method was used. In this study, initially information about Turkish modernisation in relation with the general concept of modernisation and then development before and after the Republic period was given respectively. In the following sections, research was carried out by giving brief biographies and composing characteristics of investigated composers, together with detailed information about their violin concertos and examples. In the results found from this research; Cemal Reşit Rey and Ulvi Cemal Erkin's violin concertos were found to represent the main concept of the Music Reform whereas in the concertos of Ahmed Adnan Saygun and Necil Kazım Akses this finding could not be found. Key Words: Modernisation in Music, Music Reform, Turkish Five, Violin Concerto.