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Erdener, Turgay
(b. June 15, 1957, Gümüshane). Turkish composer of mostly stage, orchestral and
chamber works that have been performed in Asia and Europe.
Mr. Erdener attended mandolin
classes with Rifat Akaltan as a child and then studied piano with Kâmuran
Gündemir at the Ankara Hacettepe University State Conservatory from 1968-72. He
also studied composition with Nevit Kodalli and Erçivan Saydam and music theory
with Ilhan Baran at the same conservatory from 1968-78.
Since 1979, he has taught analysis,
composition and harmony at the Ankara Hacettepe University State Conservatory.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: turgay.erdener@isbank.net.tr
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Azizname (incidental music, play by A. Nesin, Y. Erten), 1979; The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
(incidental music, play by Bertolt Brecht), 1980; V. Frank (incidental
music, play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt), 1980; Illustrated
Ottoman History (incidental music, play by Turgut Özakman), 1981; Istanbulname (operetta, libretto by
Ferdi Merter), 1993; Komik komik seyler
oluyor (musical, text by Murat Göksu), 1993; Hostage (incidental music, play by B. Behan), 1993; Dörtbasi Mamur Sahin Çakirpençe (incidental
music, play by Turan Oflazoglu), 1995; Prometheus
(incidental music, play by N. Asyali), 1996; Man is man (incidental music, play by Bertolt Brecht), 1997; Afife (ballet), soprano, kanun,
orchestra, 1998; Antigone (incidental
music, play by Sophocles), 1998; Blood
Wedding (incidental music, play by Federico García Lorca), 1998; Mavi gözlü dev/Nazim Hikmets Life
(ballet), 2002
ORCHESTRAL: Four Movements on E, string orchestra, 1985; Four Short Stories from Sait Faik, double bass, orchestra, 1990; Concertino, oboe, string orchestra,
1992; Ninety-three, 1993; Concerto,
clarinet, orchestra, 1995; Adagio for
Orchestra, Teo, 1995; A Green Dream, flute, string orchestra,
1995; Symphony, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: Quartet, 4 bassoons, 1980; Metamorphosis,
double bass, piano, 1984; Five
Independent Pieces, clarinet, piano, 1987; Five Grotesques, guitar, 1990; Loneliness,
a Leaf falls down, guitar, 1991; Sonata, guitar, 1994; Three Turkish Melodies, guitar, 1994
VOCAL: For those yearning for the sea (text by O. Veli), 2 sopranos,
piano, 1989; Evlerinin önü tahta daraba
(text from an Ankara folksong), baritone, orchestra, 1999
PIANO: Pardon, 2 pianos 8 hands, 1987
FILM SCORES (DIRECTOR): Eternal Flames of
Lykia, 1979 (S. Arin); Parmak Damgasi,
1982 (O. Uysaler); Sinan the Architect,
1984 (S. Arin)
DISCOGRAPHY
3
folksong arrangements. Ahmet Kanneci, guitar (Boyut Editions/BMG, 1997)
Sen Sen Sen. Selva Erdener, soprano;
orchestra (Kalan Music, 2001)
Concertino; Four Movements on E. Taskin Oray, oboe; Rengim Gökmen/Düsseldorfer Kammerorchester
(Carillon: 24 753)
Adagio for Orchestra, Teo. Rengim Gökmen/Düsseldorfer Symphonie-Orchester (Deutsche
Welle Classics: A-511673)
Green Dreams. Sefika Kutluer, flute;
Saim Akçil/Borusan Chamber Orchestra (Sony: SAM P CD.30.2004444.10)
Afife. Selva Erdener, soprano;
Tahir Aydogdu, kanun; Rengim Gökmen/Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow
Radio (Yapi Kredi Editions)
(Last
updated on February 17, 2003)
