''Turkish Fragments'', Op. 62 () is an

orchestral suite A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes; and grew in scope so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to f ...

written in 1930 by Russian composer

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (; born Mikhail Mikhailovich Ivanov; 28 January 1935) was a Russia, Russian and Soviet Union, Soviet composer, conductor and teacher. His music ranged from the late-Romantic era into the 20th century era. ...

and published in 1931. The suite was co-published by Universal Edition of Vienna and Russian State Publishers, Moscow. This suite is sometimes titled as Orchestral Suite No. 3, even though there is no official numbering. This work for large orchestra was dedicated to Shevket Mamedova, an

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

i soprano.

Structure

This suite has four movements and would take approximately 15 minutes to perform. The movements are listed as follows: * I. ''Caravan'' (Караван) * II. ''At Rest'' (У становища) * III. ''Night'' (Ночью) * IV. ''Festival'' (На празднике) All of the movements use material drawn from Azerbaijani, Turkish, Uzbek and Kazakh folk music. The Turkish fragments contain dominant chimes strings and beats. The ''Caravan'' has a steady ambitious beat and a characteristic Turkish melody that goes on for the entire piece and the loudest of all the Fragments. ''At Rest'' is rhythmic but tranquil, with a central section of a livelier nature. ''Night'' is a peaceful, more quiet part and respects its name; it has plenty of Turkish melodies and also has a central, livelier section. ''Festival'' closes this suite. It consists of a dance, sounds upbeat and at times peaceful.

Notable recordings

Notable recordings of this suite include:

References

Compositions by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov 1930 compositions Compositions for symphony orchestra Orchestral suites Music with dedications {{classical-composition-stub