Sezer's compositional approach systematically explores modal systems of the Arab world, microtonal music, and electronic music, alongside Ottoman Turkish instruments and new notation systems for European instruments.
Compositional Technique
Three works on this album, Lichtkleid, Garden in Eden, and Şelpe Euphoria, structurally link compositional techniques of Ottoman Turkish makam music with Western concepts of form and sound.
Composer Biography
Ataç Sezer, born in Istanbul, initially studied Ottoman music, piano, and musicology before pursuing composition studies in Germany.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'Garden in Eden,' is deliberately multi-layered, referring to the composer's personal aesthetic ideas and serving as a first summary of his compositional work.
Performer Biography
The E-MEX Ensemble, founded in 1999, specializes in contemporary music and aims to make boundaries between genres, styles, and art forms as permeable as possible.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ataç Sezer's work aims to create a new, 'unheard-of' sound, exploring various instrumental combinations to achieve this sonic dimension.
Performer Biography
The Minguet Quartet, founded in 1988, is an internationally sought-after string quartet named after 18th-century Spanish philosopher Pablo Minguet, who aimed to make fine arts accessible to the public.
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