Turgay Erdener (

Gümüşhane Gümüşhane () is a city and the capital district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The city lies along the Harşit River, at an elevation of , about southwest of Trabzon. According to the 2010 census, population of Gü ...

, 15 June 1957) is a contemporary Turkish composer of classical music. He first studied

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then entered into the piano department at

Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory ( tr, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Th ...

(ADK). He has taught composition at the conservatory since 1979. He is married to the Ankara State Opera and Ballet soloist soprano Selva Erdener who has premiered his song cycle ''Sen sen sen'' (You you you) and ''Afife'' a ballet with songs based on the life of actress

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Selected works

* ''Mi’den Dört Bölüm''.Four Movements on E, string orchestra, 1985 * ''İstanbulname'' operetta, libretto by Ferdi Merter, 1993 * ''Komik komik şeyler oluyor'' musical, libretto by Murat Göksu, 1993 * Various works for guitar.Ahmet Say ''The Music Makers in Turkey'' 1995 "He has given the world premieres of Jorge Cardoso's Thema de Milonga and Francisco Ortiz's Ahmet's Thema. Among other firsts are the works for the instrument by Turkish composers, Turgay Erdener, Ertugrul Bayraktar, Muammer Sun ..." ;Film music; * Likya'nın sönmeyen ateşi – "Eternal Flames of Lycia", 1977 Süha Arın * Mimar Sinan'ın Anıları – based on the life of Sinan the Architect, 1989 Süha Arın

Recordings

#''Üç türk melodisi, Ahmet Kanneci, guitar (Boyut Yayıncılık/BMG, 1997) #''Teo'' - adagio for Orchestra. Düsseldorfer Symphoniker dir.

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(Deutsche Welle Classics: A-511673, 1997) #''Sen Sen Sen'' - song cycle. Selva Erdener, soprano; Ekrem Öztan, klarinet; Tahir Öğüt, trompet; Ahmet Kanneci, guitar; Tahir Aydoğdu, kanun; Tayfun Bozok, Derya Bozok, keman; Ercan Gören, viola; Erdoğan Davran, cello; Bora Akyol, bass guitar; İvan Çelak, accordion (Kalan Müzik Yapım: CD195, 2001) #''Obua Konçertinosu; ve Mi'den dört bölüm'' Taşkın Oray, obua; Düsseldorfer Kammerorchester dir. Rengim Gökmen (Carillon: 24 753) #''Yeşil düşler''. Şefika Kutluer, flute, Borusan Oda Orkestrası cond. Saim Akçıl (Sony: SAM P CD.30.2004444.10) #'' Afife''. Selva Erdener, soprano; Tahir Aydoğdu, kanun;

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Rengim Gökmen (Yapı Kredi Sigorta) #''Ahmet Kanneci Plays Turgay Erdener'' Ahmet Kanneci guitar (BMG Sony – Sony Classical) #''İstanbul’un ses telleri'' Şirin Pancaroğlu harp, Tahir Aydoğdu kanun, Derya Türkan; klasik kemençe, Yurdal Tokcan; ud (Kalan) #Nereye Aşkım Selva Erdener & Turkuvaz Beşlisi Kalan

References

People from Gümüşhane 1957 births Turkish classical composers Living people Turkish male classical composers Academic staff of Ankara State Conservatory Ankara State Conservatory alumni {{Turkey-composer-stub