The first volume of the Anthology is for late elementary piano students (Grade 2 or 3). It includes pieces by prominent Turkish composers including Hasan Ferit Alnar, Ilhan Baran, Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Muammer Sun and others.
The second volume of the Anthology is suitable for intermediate level pianists. Includes works by Ilhan Baran and Hasan Ferit Alnar as well as by Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Ertugrul Bayraktar, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Muammer Sun and others.
The third volume includes works for the advanced piano student by composers such as Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Necil Kazim Akses, Hasan Uçarsu, Muammer Sun and others.
Anthology of Turkish Piano Music - Volume I (Elementary Level) Includes works by Alnar, Baran, Erkin, Mimaroglu, Saygun, Sun and with pedagogical notes by Kathryn Woodard
Anthology of Turkish Piano Music - Volume III (Advanced Level) Includes works by Akses, Alnar, Baran, Erkin, Saygun, Sun, Ucarsu and with pedagogical notes by Kathryn Woodard
Click on the composer's name for additional purchase links:
Leyla Saz - Victory March for Concert Band (solo piano version is available in Vol. II of the Anthology above)
Ahmed Adnan Saygun - Inci's Book, Op. 10
Ilhan Mimaroglu - From the Other Diary, Seven Bagatelles, Monologue IV, 22 Pieces (for Right Hand Alone), Rosa, Three Pieces
Ilhan Baran - Children's Pieces, Little Suite, Black & White
Hasan Ferit Alnar - Eight Piano Pieces (1934)
Planned performances of Victory March by Leyla Saz:
March 10, 2023: LBJ Early College High School
March 25, 2023: University of Hawaii-Manoa Bands at Ala Moana Marketplace
May 5, 2023: Apex Arts Music Magnet Program
Victory March for Concert Band is available for sale as a digital download. Learn more about composer Leyla Saz on the Research page
Listen to new compositions by Kathryn Woodard. They can be purchased from SheetMusicPlus.
Preview and purchase the Anthology of Turkish Piano Music (with links to video pages)
