AKM - KÂR-I MÜŞTEREK

KÂR-I MÜŞTEREK

Concert

Presidential Classical Turkish Music Chorus

Kâr-ı Müşterek

Concert


Conductor: Mehmet Güntekin
Soloist: Aybige Demir Okan

The Reis al-Kuttab Mahmut Raif Efendi, that is, the minister of foreign affairs at the time, serves as the foreign service officer in our London embassy between 1793-1797. During his stay, he falls very much in love with a leitmotif in the rhythm of a waltz in a concert he attends, which gets jogged in his memory. Upon his return to İstanbul, he breaks this melody to his close friend Dede Efendi, who is among the most prominent composers of the period, and relates the melodies that were inscribed in his memory the best he can. In those days, Dede Efendi is in the middle of a composition in the form of a “kâr”, which is one of the most extensive forms of composition. He decides, in honour of his friend Mahmut Raif Efendi and as a kind-hearted gesture, to place the melodies his friend has passed onto him at the last movement of his work and goes on the call the work “Kâr-ı Müşterek”, A Co-partnered Composition. The Presidential Classical Music Chorus will perform this intriguing work composed in the maqam Rast, which has a special place in Turkish Music thanks also to this story, in the 2022-2023 Season opening concert.

Event Rules
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  • Guests are required to adhere to the specified seating arrangement. No seat changes are allowed during the event.
  • After the event starts, no audience member will be allowed into the hall.
  • The age group for the Children’s Art Centre workshops is specified separately. Guests who do not meet the specified age requirement for the event are not allowed to enter the workshop area. Purchased tickets are non-refundable and non-changeable.
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  • AKM can make changes to event venues. The AKM management will prepare a seating plan that provides our audience with the closest seats to their ticket numbers in the new venue. Purchased tickets are non-refundable due to the change of venue.
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