THE LIVING COMPOSERS PROJECT  

Turgay Erdener

(b. 15 June 1957, Gümüşhane).

Turkish composer of mostly stage, orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Asia and Europe.

Mr. Erdener studied mandolin with Rıfat Akaltan as a child. He studied piano with Kâmuran Gündemir at the Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı – State Conservatory of Hacettepe University in Ankara from 1968–72, where he also studied composition with Nevit Kodallı and Erçivan Saydam and music theory with İlhan Baran from 1968–78.

He has taught analysis, composition and harmony at the Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı since 1979.

In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Erdener has arranged and composed many popular songs.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: turgay.erdener@gmail.com

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE:

Azizname (incidental music, play by Aziz Nesin), 1979

Der Aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui (incidental music, play by Bertolt Brecht), 1980

Frank der Fünfte (incidental music, play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt), 1980

Illustrated Ottoman History (incidental music, play by Turgut Özakman), 1981

İstanbulname (operetta, libretto by Ferdi Merter), 1993

Komik komik şeyler oluyor (musical, libretto by Murat Göksu), 1993

An GiallThe Hostage (incidental music, play by Breandán Ó Beacháin), 1993

Dörtbaşı Mamur Şahin Çakırpençe (incidental music, play by Turan Oflazoğlu), 1995

Prometheus (incidental music, play by Nihat Asyalı), 1996

Mann ist Mann (incidental music, play by Bertolt Brecht), 1997

Afife (ballet, scenario by Turan Oflazoğlu), soprano, qanun (zither from the Middle East), orchestra, 1998

Antigone (incidental music, play by Sophocles), 1998

Bodas de sangre (incidental music, play by Federico García Lorca), 1998

Mavi Gözlü Dev (ballet), 2002

ORCHESTRAL:

Mi'den dört bölümFour Movements on E, string orchestra, 1985

Sait Faik'ten dört hikayeFour Short Stories from Sait Faik, double bass, orchestra, 1990

KonçertinosuConcertino, oboe, string orchestra, 1992

Doksan üçNinety-three, 1993

KonçertosuConcerto, clarinet, orchestra, 1995

Adagio for Orchestra, 'Teo', 1995

Yeşil düşlerA Green Dream, flute, string orchestra, 1995

Beş BölümFive Movements, string orchestra, 1996

SenfoniSymphony, 2002

Bir Deniz SenfonisiA Sea Symphony, 'Dedicated to the Turkish Naval Forces', large orchestra, 2005

CHAMBER MUSIC:

KuvartetiQuartet, 4 bassoons, 1980

Metamorphosis, double bass, piano, 1984

Beş Özgür parçaFive Free Pieces, clarinet, piano, 1987

Beş GroteskFive Grotesques, guitar, 1990

Loneliness, a leaf falls down, guitar, 1991

SonatSonata, guitar, 1994

Üç Türk melodisiThree Turkish Melodies, guitar, 1994

VOCAL:

Denizi özleyenler içinFor those yearning for the sea (text by Orhan Veli Kanık), 2 sopranos, piano, 1989

Evlerinin önü tahta daraba (text from a folksong from Ankara), baritone, orchestra, 1999

PIANO:

Pardon, 2 pianos 8 hands, 1987

FILM SCORES (DIRECTOR):

Likya'nın sönmeyen ateşiEternal Flames of Lycia, 1977 (Süha Arın)

Mimar Sinan'ın AnılarıSinan the Architect, 1989 (Süha Arın)

TV PRODUCTION (DIRECTOR):

Parmak Damgası, 1985 (Okan Uysaler)

DISCOGRAPHY

Üç Türk melodisi. Ahmet Kanneci, guitar (Boyut Yayıncılık/BMG, 1997)

Adagio for Orchestra, 'Teo'. Rengim Gökmen/Düsseldorfer Symphoniker (Deutsche Welle Classics: A-511673, 1997)

Afife. Selva Erdener, soprano; Tahir Aydoğdu, qanun; Rengim Gökmen/Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Yapı Kredi Yayınları, c. 2000)

Sen Sen Sen (popular songs). Selva Erdener, soprano; Ekrem Öztan, clarinet; Tahir Öğüt, trumpet; Ahmet Kanneci, guitar; Tahir Aydoğdu, qanun; Derya Bozok, Tayfun Bozok, violins; Ercan Gören, viola; Erdoğan Davran, cello; Bora Akyol, bass guitar; İvan Çelak, accordion (Kalan Müzik: CD195, 2001)

Konçertinosu; Mi'den dört bölüm. Taşkın Oray, oboe; Rengim Gökmen/Düsseldorfer Kammerorchester (Carillon: 24 753)

Yeşil düşler. Şefika Kutluer, flute; Saim Akçıl/Borusan İstanbul Filarmoni Orkestrası (Sony: SAM P CD.30.2004444.10)