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'''İlhan Usmanbaş''' (b. 1921) is a leading ] ]. {{Short description|Turkish composer}}
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'''İlhan Usmanbaş''' (born 23 October 1921) is a Turkish ] ].
⚫ Born in ], Usmanbaş grew up in ]. When he was twelve years old, his elder brother gave him a '], and began to teach himself to play. After moving back to Istanbul, he studied the 'cello seriously. His maths teacher, a lover of music, advised Usmanbaş to give up the career that he had planned for himself: "We have enough engineers in Turkey. You should be a composer instead."<ref>''BBC Music Magazine'' 12:11, July 2004: p.30</ref>


⚫ Born in ], Usmanbaş grew up in ]. When he was twelve years old, his elder brother gave him a ], and İlhan began to teach himself to play. After moving back to Istanbul, he studied the cello seriously. His maths teacher, a lover of music, advised Usmanbaş to give up the career that he had planned for himself: "We have enough engineers in Turkey. You should be a composer instead."<ref>Harriet Smith, "Turkish Delight", in '']'', vol. 12, no. 11, July 2004, pp. 28–31</ref>
⚫ After graduating from ], Usmanbaş went on to study under members of ] &ndash; ], ], ], ], and ] &ndash; and ], at ].


⚫ After graduating from ], Usmanbaş went on to study under members of the ] &ndash; ], ], ], ], and ] &ndash; and David Zirkin, at ].
⚫ In 1952, he went to the ] on a ] scholarship, where he came under the influence of American pioneers of new and experimental music. In 1955 he received a ] Music Award, in 1971 he became a State Artist; in 1993 he received a gold medal from the ], in 2000 ] awarded him an ], and in 2004 he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd ].


⚫ In 1952, he went to the United States on a ] scholarship, where he came under the influence of American pioneers of new and experimental music. In 1955, he received the ] Award.<ref name=Ilyasoglu>Evin Ilyasoglu, (retrieved 3 January 2007)</ref> In 1971, he became a ] in Turkey. In 1993, he received a gold medal from the Sevda–Cenap And Foundation. In 2000, ] awarded him an ], and in 2004, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd ]. He is professor of music at ].<ref name=iksv>, International Istanbul Music Festival, Ýstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts</ref>
⚫ Usmanbaş is an experimental composer, one of the second generation of Turkish composers, coming after the Five (and opposed to their ideas). He works with a freedom of form and a concentration on intensity rather than melody, with techniques that include ], ], ], ], and ].


⚫ Usmanbaş is an experimental composer, one of the second generation of Turkish composers, coming after the Five (and opposed to their ideas). He works with a freedom of form and a concentration on intensity rather than melody, with techniques that include ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name=Ilyasoglu />
⚫ He has composed nearly 120 works, and has won more foreign awards and citations than any other Turkish composer, including commissions from the Koussevitzky foundation in the United States, and prizes from the Wieniawski competition in Poland, the International Composers Tribune in Paris, and the International Competition for Ballet Music in Switzerland.


⚫ He has composed nearly 120 works, and has won more foreign awards and citations than any other Turkish composer, including commissions from the ] in the United States, and prizes from the ] Competition in Poland, the International Composers Tribune in Paris, and the International Competition for Ballet Music in Switzerland.
⚫ Usmanbaş is married to ] ].

⚫ Usmanbaş is married to ] Atıfet Usmanbaş.<ref name=iksv />


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*Evin Ilyasoglu, (retrieved ] ])
*Harriet Smith, "Turkish Delight" ('']'' 12:11, July 2004: pp 28&ndash;31)


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Turkish composer
İlhan Usmanbaş
Born (1921-10-23) October 23, 1921 (age 103)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
NationalityTurkish
EducationGalatasaray High School
Alma materAnkara State Conservatory
OccupationComposer

İlhan Usmanbaş (born 23 October 1921) is a Turkish contemporary classical composer.

Born in Istanbul, Usmanbaş grew up in Ayvalık. When he was twelve years old, his elder brother gave him a cello, and İlhan began to teach himself to play. After moving back to Istanbul, he studied the cello seriously. His maths teacher, a lover of music, advised Usmanbaş to give up the career that he had planned for himself: "We have enough engineers in Turkey. You should be a composer instead."

After graduating from Galatasaray High School, Usmanbaş went on to study under members of the Turkish Five – Cemal Reşit Rey, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Hasan Ferit Alnar, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, and Necil Kazım Akses – and David Zirkin, at Ankara State Conservatory.

In 1952, he went to the United States on a UNESCO scholarship, where he came under the influence of American pioneers of new and experimental music. In 1955, he received the Paul Fromm Award. In 1971, he became a State Artist in Turkey. In 1993, he received a gold medal from the Sevda–Cenap And Foundation. In 2000, Boğaziçi University awarded him an honorary doctorate, and in 2004, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Istanbul International Music Festival. He is professor of music at Istanbul Bilgi University.

Usmanbaş is an experimental composer, one of the second generation of Turkish composers, coming after the Five (and opposed to their ideas). He works with a freedom of form and a concentration on intensity rather than melody, with techniques that include neo-classicism, aleatoric music, twelve tone, serialism, and minimalism.

He has composed nearly 120 works, and has won more foreign awards and citations than any other Turkish composer, including commissions from the Koussevitzky Foundation in the United States, and prizes from the Wieniawski Competition in Poland, the International Composers Tribune in Paris, and the International Competition for Ballet Music in Switzerland.

Usmanbaş is married to opera singer Atıfet Usmanbaş.

Notes

  1. Harriet Smith, "Turkish Delight", in BBC Music Magazine, vol. 12, no. 11, July 2004, pp. 28–31
  2. ^ Evin Ilyasoglu, "Turkish Music" (retrieved 3 January 2007)
  3. ^ Profile, International Istanbul Music Festival, Ýstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts

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