COMPOSER

Ahmet Adnan Saygun

1907 - 1991

Ahmet Adnan Saygun

Ahmet (or Ahmed) Adnan Saygun (Turkish pronunciation: [ahˈmet adˈnan sajˈɡun]; 7 September 1907 – 6 January 1991) was a Turkish composer and musicologist. One of a group of composers known as the Turkish Five who pioneered western classical music in Turkey, his works show a mastery of Western musical practice, while also incorporating traditional Turkish folk songs and culture. When alluding to folk elements he tends to spotlight one note of the scale and weave a melody around it, based on a Turkish mode. His extensive output includes five symphonies, five operas, two piano concertos, concertos for violin, viola and cello, and a wide range of chamber and choral works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmet Adnan Saygun is the 1,139th most popular composer (down from 1,061st in 2019), the 1,107th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,066th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Composer.

Memorability Metrics

Page views of Ahmet Adnan Saygun by language

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ahmet Adnan Saygun ranks 1,139 out of 1,451. Before him are Bruno Coulais, Fumio Hayasaka, Jean Gilbert, Arif Malikov, Vasyl Barvinsky, and Yevhen Stankovych. After him are Manolis Kalomiris, Percy Grainger, Nikolaos Mantzaros, Ludvig Norman, Lukas Foss, and Zygmunt Noskowski.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Bruno Coulais
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,133
Fumio Hayasaka
1914 - 1955
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,134
Jean Gilbert
1879 - 1942
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,135
Arif Malikov
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,136
Vasyl Barvinsky
1888 - 1963
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,137
Yevhen Stankovych
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,138
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,139
Manolis Kalomiris
1883 - 1962
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,140
Percy Grainger
1882 - 1961
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,141
Nikolaos Mantzaros
1795 - 1872
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,142
Ludvig Norman
1831 - 1885
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,143
Lukas Foss
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,144
Zygmunt Noskowski
1846 - 1909
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,145

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Ahmet Adnan Saygun ranks 270. Before him are Sigmund Ruud, Tommy Hampson, Jacques Roumain, Ramón Guzmán, Eugène Chaboud, and Oscarino Costa Silva. After him are Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Mirdza Ķempe, Fritz Wotruba, Ángel Arocha, Clifford Curzon, and Adelaide Lambert. Among people deceased in 1991, Ahmet Adnan Saygun ranks 169. Before him are Adrian Quist, Lea Padovani, Guy Bourdin, Tadashi Imai, Gustav Wetterström, and Hans Schwartz. After him are Eva Le Gallienne, Gaston Waringhien, Alfred Eisenbeisser, Ely, Mokhtar Dahari, and Elisaveta Bagriana.

Others Born in 1907

Go to all Rankings

Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 264
Tommy Hampson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 265
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 266
Ramón Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 267
Eugène Chaboud
RACING DRIVER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 268
Oscarino Costa Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1990
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 269
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 270
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 271
Mirdza Ķempe
WRITER
1907 - 1974
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 272
Fritz Wotruba
SCULPTOR
1907 - 1975
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 273
Ángel Arocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1938
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 274
Clifford Curzon
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1982
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 275
Adelaide Lambert
SWIMMER
1907 - 1996
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 276