Western classical pianism has developed and taken many transformations, which has led to the creation of new sounds. The inclination and artistic derivations of the virtuosic musician, composer, keyboardist, and improviser had become prevalent during the 18th and continued into 19th century pianism. The practice of improvisation decreased with composers’ concern of the score’s fidelity and began to notate in detail during the 20th century. This has become a limitation to the performer’s creativity during a performance. The aim of this dissertation is to explore added embellishment of contemporary piano works from an established Turkish pianist Fazil Say (b.1970), who performs Western classical repertory alongside his piano solo works. The application of embellishment is considered a modification to the written notations based on relevant studies by Paul Thom (2007) and Jullian Hellaby (2009). This study of Say’s life, musical experiences and analysis of his selected .....

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