Formal analysis of Fikret Amirov's violin work named Mugham Poema

Abstract

Azerbaijani music has developed itself for centuries and has given the best examples of the combination of folk music elements with contemporary music. Fikret Amirov, one of the most important representatives of this combination, was the creator of "Eastern Symphonism". Fikret Amirov composed important works during his lifetime, performed and directed his works in Azerbaijan and in different countries of the world. “Mugham Poema”, which was composed by Fikret Amirov has an important place both in Azerbaijani instrumental music and in the composer's career as it was the first work he wrote for violin. In this study, Fikret Amirov's "Mugham Poema", one of the composers of the contemporary period, is analyzed in detail, his musical life is briefly mentioned and information about mugham is given. The aim of the study is to analyse the form of “Mugham Poema” and its formal structer. The data obtained in this direction shows that the composer mastered all the technical equipment of the violin and masterfully used the art of mugham in his work, which was composed in the western form. In this study, firstly, the data was reviewed through a literature review, and then a detailed analysis was made on the score. As a result of the study, it was revealed that Fikret Amirov wrote “Mugham Poema” by combining the elements of mugham with the characteristics of the poem genre, composed it in a form that is a combination of eight sections with several introductions and coda, and combined the work with more than one section into a single composition.

Keywords

• Azerbaijani music
• Fikret Amirov
• Form analysis
• Mugham Poema
• Violin

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