İlhan Baran (1934,

Artvin Artvin (Laz language, Laz and ; ; ) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in northeastern Turkey about inland from the Black Sea. It is the seat of Artvin Province and Artvin District.double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...

and was a

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student of

Ahmed Adnan Saygun Ahmet Adnan Saygun (; 7 September 1907 – 6 January 1991) was a Turkish composer, musicologist and writer on music. One of a group of composers known as the The Turkish Five, Turkish Five who pioneered Music of Turkey#Western influence on Turk ...

Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory (), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The conservatory is part of Hacettepe University. History ...

, graduating in 1960. He continued his studies in France at

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The school was founded in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot and Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (English: no ...

with

Henri Dutilleux Henri Paul Julien Dutilleux (; 22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer of late 20th-century classical music. Among the leading French composers of his time, his work was rooted in the Impressionistic style of Debussy and R ...

and

Maurice Ohana Maurice Ohana (12 June 1913 – 13 November 1992) was a French composer. Ohana's output includes choral works, string quartets, suites for ten-string guitar, a ''Tiento'' for six-string guitar, and operas. Life and career Ohana was born in Casa ...

. After returning to Turkey, he taught composition at the Ankara State Conservatory from 1964 to 2000.Bilgenoğlu, Evren (2008). ''A Guide for Undergraduate Level Students to Perform Music for Solo Viola, Viola and Piano, and Viola and Orchestra by Turkish Composers'', Florida State University, pp. 45-46.
Retrieved 29 November 2012.

Selected works

;Orchestra * ''Töresel Çeşitlemeler'' (Modal Variations) (1980) ;Chamber music * ''Bir Bölümlü Sonatina'' (Sonatina in One Movement) for violin (or viola, or cello) and piano (1965) * ''Yaylı Çalgılar Dördülü'' (String Quartet) * ''Demet'' (Miracles) for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1966–1967) * ''Dönüşümler'' (Transformations) for violin, cello and piano (1975) * ''Uygulamalar'' (Applications), Volumes I & II for double bass and piano * ''Dört Zeybek'' (4 Zeybek Dances) for double bass and piano * ''Dört Parça'' (4 Pieces) for 2 flutes ;Keyboard * ''Çocuk Parçaları'' (Children's Pieces) for piano or harpsichord (1984) * ''Küçük Süit'' (Junior Suite) for piano * ''Üç Soyut Dans'' (3 Abstract Dances) for piano * ''Üç Bagatel'' (3 Bagatelles) for piano (1974) * ''İki Sesli Sonatına'' (2 Audio Sonatinas) for piano * ''Siyah Beyaz'' (Black and White) for piano * ''Mavi Anadolu'' (Blue Anatolia) for piano (1999) ; Choral * ''Eylül Sonu'' (End of September) for mixed chorus * ''Ezgi Demeti'' for mixed chorus * ''Şarkılar'' (Songs) for mixed chorus

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baran, Ilhan 1934 births 2016 deaths Turkish classical double-bassists Ankara State Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Ankara State Conservatory Academic staff of Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni People from Artvin Turkish male classical composers 21st-century double-bassists Male double-bassists 20th-century double-bassists 20th-century Turkish classical composers 21st-century classical composers 20th-century Turkish male musicians 21st-century Turkish male musicians