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Ahmet Yektâ Madran (1885-1950) was a composer of Turkish music pieces, school songs, and marches.


Life

Madran trained as a band musician at
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Art School and learned to play the clarinet. After school, he became the instructor for the military band in
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, where he received a serious injury to one of his eyes. In 1908, Madran joined the Mızıka-i Humayun. He was later sent for duty to
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, where he joined a German music ensemble. Madran toured with this ensemble as their soloist. After the declaration of the
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, Madran was appointed as the conductor of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, now called the Riyaset-i Cumhur in
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. Madran was part of a group of artists commissioned by
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in 1915 to depict the Gallipoli battlefront.


See also

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List of composers of classical Turkish music {{Short description, none This is a list of Classical Turkish Music composers in alphabetical order: A * Abdurrahman Bahir Efendi (Arabzade) - 1746 * Abdülkadir Meragi - 1435 * Ahmet Uzel * Ahmet Yektâ Madran - 1865 * Ali Şir Nevai - 1501 * Az ...


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References

Expatriates from the Ottoman Empire in Egypt Composers of Ottoman classical music Composers of Turkish makam music 1885 births 1950 deaths {{Turkey-composer-stub