Nejat Başeğmezler’in Suite Adlı Eserinin Biçim, Armonik Yapı ve Bestecilik Teknikleri Açısından İncelemesi

Abstract

Nejat Başeğmezler is a composer recognized for his productivity, diverse output, and distinctive musical language, particularly through his works written for viola, chamber ensembles, and orchestra. His sustained compositional activity across both the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as well as his engagement with the musical transformations that characterized these periods, renders the study of his works particularly significant. Within this context, Suite (1997), composed for string orchestra, constitutes the primary focus of this artistic research report.

The aim of this study is to examine the work in terms of its form, harmonic structure, and compositional techniques, and to clarify the evaluation of the work by elucidating Başeğmezler’s musical perspective through his own statements. Furthermore, the study evaluates, through a descriptive approach, the manner in which Başeğmezler approaches the suite tradition within a contemporary context as reflected in the work itself. Within this framework, the aforementioned work constitutes the scope of the study.

The data collection and analysis process was conducted in three stages. In the first stage, a review of the relevant literature was carried out; sources related to the suite genre were examined, and the work was analyzed in terms of its form, harmonic structure, and compositional techniques through the method of document analysis. In the second stage, a semi-structured interview technique was employed, allowing the composer to articulate his approach to the work in his own words. In the final stage, the findings of the musical analysis and the interview data were considered together, enabling a comprehensive evaluation of the work within a holistic framework.

The findings of this study reveal Nejat Başeğmezler’s approach to the suite tradition in his work, particularly in terms of form, harmonic structure, and compositional techniques.