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Turgay Erdener
7+ albums
turkeycontemporary classicalturkish classical moderncagdas turk muzigi
about
Erdener, Turgay (b. June 15, 1957, Gümüşhane). Turkish composer of mostly stage, orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Asia and Europe. Mr. Erdener attended mandolin classes with Rıfat Akaltan as a child. He studied piano with Kâmuran Gündemir at the Hacettepe Üniversitesi Devlet Konservatuvarı 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 Devlet Konservatuvarı since 1979. In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Erdener has composed and arranged 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 Giall – The 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 N. Asyalı), 1996; Mann ist Mann (incidental music, play by Bertolt Brecht), 1997; Afife (ballet, scenario by Turan