Mehmet Erhan Tanman (born 29 March 1989) is a

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Turkish composer. One of the late-generation contemporary Turkish composers, he was honoured with the '' Deutsche Welle Composition Prize'' in 2012 and the

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Young Musician of The Year award in 2013.

Biography

Tanman was born in

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on March 29, 1989. He began his musical training with piano lessons, which he studied with his father and as a chorist in TRT Child Chorus. He then completed his part-time education in piano at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory, while he was at primary school. In later years, he studied

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and

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with Prof. Dr. Hasan Uçarsu, Prof. Dr. Özkan Manav and Doç. Mehmet Nemutlu,

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and

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with Volkan Barut, counterpoint with Babür Tongur, and piano with Prof. Selen Bucak at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory, where he has received his

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degrees in

and piano. His works have been performed in the United States, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and Turkey. Tanman had his first orchestral concert experience as a composer in 2005 at the age of 16, with his work ''Symphonic Arrangements on R. Schumann's Album for the Young'' performed by MSFAU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Erdem Çöloğlu. In coming years, his works and projects were commissioned and sponsored by ''Bludenz Kultur'' (Austria, 2008), ''Triage Modern Music Ensemble'' (Germany, 2010), ''La Mer String Quartet'' (Switzerland, 2011), ''

Presidential Symphony Orchestra The Presidential Symphony Orchestra ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası), with headquarters in Ankara, is the presidential symphony orchestra of the Republic of Turkey. Its history dates back as far as 1826, making it one of the first s ...

'' (Turkey, 2011), German broadcaster '' Deutsche Welle'' (Germany, 2012), and ''MeiningerMusik'' (Germany, 2013). Tanman's work for large orchestra, ''The Traffic'', was commissioned by Deutsche Welle. ''The Traffic'' was premiered by the

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(conducted by Cem Mansur) as part of ''Beethovenfest Bonn 2012''. Donizetti Awards

His works have been honored with awards such as ''Donizetti Classical Music Awards "Young Musician of The Year"'' (2013), '' Deutsche Welle Composition Prize'' (2012), and ''Mersin International Music Festival Composition Competition – Third prize'' (2010). Beside these awards, a CD production of his work for large orchestra, ''The Traffic'', was released by Deutsche Welle in 2013. Beside these activities, Tanman has been a writer-member at the Turkish classical music magazine ''Andante'', and he has been a lecturer of composition in the Kocaeli University State Conservatory's composition department.Kocaeli Üniversitesi Devlet Konservatuvarı Akademik Kadrosu
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List of works

Orchestra

* ''The Traffic'' – for large orchestra (2011–12) * ''Ocean Waves'' – for orchestra (2011) * ''Ocean'' – for

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and harp (2009) * ''In Memoriam'' – for orchestra (2005) * ''Symphonic Arrangements on R. Schumann's Album for the Young'' – for orchestra (2004)

Concertos

* ''Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra'' – for

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and orchestra (2014) * ''Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra'' – for clarinet and orchestra (2014)

Chamber music

* ''Water-Waves'' – for flute,

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, percussion and piano (2013) * ''Surround'ed'' – for percussion trio (2012) * ''Chilling Dreams'' – for mixed large ensemble (2012) * ''The Cats'' – for

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(2010) * ''A Phone Call'' – for clarinet,

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and

(2009) * ''Misafir'' – for

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and percussion large ensemble (2008)

Solo

* ''Transcriptions 2'' – for solo piano (2012) * ''Transcriptions 1'' – for solo piano (2011) * ''Improvisations'' – for solo violoncello (2011) * ''Sforzati'' – for solo timpani (2010) * ''Rapshody'' – for solo piano (2005) * ''Sonata'' – for solo piano (2004)

Electronic

* ''War'' – for

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(2010) * ''Psychosynthesis'' – for

(2011)

Albums (CD)

* ''The Traffic'' (

/ Cem Mansur, conductor) – Deutsche Welle (2012) * ''Water-Waves'' (MeiningerMusik, Christiane Meininger) – Bayerische Rudfunk Nuremberg (2013*)

References

External links

Official Website
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