Ali Özkan Manav (born May 20, 1967) is a
Turkish composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and def ...
of
contemporary classical music
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. His earlier works were influenced by
Saygun,
UsmanbaÅŸ, and
Ligeti. Some of his orchestral works feature
aleatoric
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The term was first used "in the context of electro-acoustics and information theory" to describe "a course of sound ...
passages. Later works combine newer timbral concerns with
maqamic pitch content,
microtones together with elements of
folk music
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. These include traditional ornamentations, vocal, and instrumental components.
Biography
Manav was born in
Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
, Turkey. His family moved to
Istanbul
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in 1971. His mother introduced him to music, and he started private piano lessons with Hülya Saydam in 1980. His first compositions appeared the following year. Then, he entered the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory's composition department in 1984, and became a student of Erçivan Saydam,
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 Turkish Five who pioneered western classical music in Turkey, his works show a maste ...
, and Afşar Timuçin.
After his graduation in 1991, he was appointed as an instructor in the same institution. He earned his master's degree in 1994, while he was also a student of composition class led by
Ä°lhan UsmanbaÅŸ (1991-1996).
From 1996 to 1999, he studied for his doctoral degree at
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
with
Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor.
Career
Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with J ...
and
Marjorie Merryman.
After finishing his studies, he returned to Turkey. Manav teaches composition at
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (, or MSGSÜ) is a public art university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university's campus is located in the Fındıklı, Beyoğlu. The university was established in 1882 under the leadership of Osman Hamdi Bey. Hi ...
State Conservatory in Istanbul.
Works
Orchestra
* ''Symposium'' (1991)
* ''Andante Lugubre'' (1993)
* ''Sforzati'' (1997–98)
* ''Carian Diary'' (2001)
* ''Portamento lento'' (2002)
* ''Four Turkish Folk Songs'' (2010)
Chamber Ensemble
* ''Sinfonietta'', wind instruments, timpani and xylophone (1989–90)
* ''Symphonic Dances'', 7 percussionists (1999–2000)
* ''Reflections'', piano and nine performers (2006)
* ''Countryside Landscapes: Winter'', fourteen string instruments (2007)
* ''Uzun Hava'', eight winds and two string instruments (2011)
Chamber Music
* ''Artvin Dance'', brass quintet (1991, rev. 2002)
* ''Sonata'', violin and piano (1992)
* ''Poems with Music'', six musicians and narrator (1995–96)
* ''Wanderings'', two oboes, two clarinets and alto saxophone (1996−97, rev. 1998, 2004)
* ''Laçin'', arrangement for piano trio (2003)
* ''Four Pieces for Five Clarinets'' (2003–04)
* ''Reflections'', accordion and piano (2004–05)
* ''Three Turkish Folk Songs'', violoncello and piano (2008–09)
* ''The Land of Beautiful Horses'', string quartet (2010)
* ''String Quartet'' (2012)
Solo Instrument
* ''Partita'', viola (1991−92, rev. 2003)
* ''Face-to-Face with Saygun: Proliferations on Five Pieces from Modal Music'', violin (2005)
* ''Taqsim'', clarinet (2005)
* ''Pigeons'', harp (2010)
* ''Horon!'', violin (2011)
Piano
* ''Movement 1'' (1994)
* ''Movement 2'' (1998)
* ''Movement 3'' (2001)
* ''Movement 4'' (2001)
* ''Movement 5'' (2006)
* ''Movement 6'' (2009)
Vocals and piano
''Nazım Hikmet Songs'', baritone and piano (1997–98)
Choir
* ''Spoon Dance Air'' (1990)
* ''Dök zülfünü meydâna gel'', polyphonic arrangement (1991)
* ''Allam alam'', polyphonic arrangement for choir and percussions (1994)
* ''Kız sen geldin Çerkeş’ten'', polyphonic arrangement (2001)
Authored Work
''Müzikte Alımlama'' (Reception in Music), Pan Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2012.
ith Mehmet Nemutlu
Awards
* Malloy Miller Memorial Composition Prize (Boston University, 1997)
* 2nd Nejat Eczacıbaşı National Composition Competition, shared 1st prize (İzmir, 1998)
* The BMW musica viva Composition Prize, 2nd prize (Munich, 1998)
* Deutsche Welle Composition Prize (Cologne, 2002)
* Sofia 2010 International Composition Competition, 1st prize (Sofia, 2010)
* Arioso Musica Domani International Composition Prize, 1st prize (Italy-USA, 2010)
* Donizetti 2011 - Composer of the Year Prize (Turkey)
* Istanbul Music Festival Honorary Award (2022)
* BESOM Composition Prize (Turkey, 2022)
References
External links
*
newmusicistanbul.combrunel.ac.uk
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1967 births
Living people
Turkish composers
People from Mersin
Musicians from Istanbul