The purpose of this study is to explore the life and work of Pierre Sancan (1916-2008), an exemplary piano teacher who, like many masters in the apprenticeship tradition, is chiefly remembered today by his pupils alone. An all-round musician, Sancan had early success as a composer when he won the Prix de Rome in 1943, and enjoyed a flourishing…

The first Turkish musicians who chose composing as a profession were called "The Turkish Five". These composers, listed by their date of birth, were: Cemal Resit Rey, Hasan Ferit Alnar, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Ahmet Adnan Saygun and Necil Kazim Akses. These composers squeezed the 500 year music culture of Western music into 30-40 years and…