İlhan Baran was born in Artvin in 1934. On the recommendation of Ziya Aydıntan at Ankara Atatürk High School, Baran entered the Composition Department at the Ankara State Conservatory when he was sixteen years old. He then learned contrabass from Fromme at the Stringed Instruments Department. After a year, he started studying composition with Adnan Saygın at the Composition Department. In addition to it, Baran learned piano from Selçuk Gündemir; Divan Music from Ruşen Ferit Kam, and folk music from Muzaffer Sarısözen. Besides them, he learned Turkish Music harmony from Kemal İlerici out of the conservatory.
After graduating from the Composition Department at the State Conservatory, Baran went to Paris to study at Ecole Normale de Musique in 1962. He studied composition with Henri Dutilleux and Maurice Ohana. He finished the school in 1964 and participated in a class of abstract music for a while, which was directed by Maurice Ohara, at the Paris Radio and Television.
In 1964, Baran composed the “Three Bagatel for Piano”, which was an abstract music based on traditional Divan and Turkish folk music. He premiered it in Paris. In 1965, he went back to Turkey and taught composition at the Ankara State Conservatory until 2000. He then taught music at the Faculty of Music and State Art of Bilkent University. Prof. Baran received the 2009 honorary award from the Sevda-Cenap And Music Foundation. In 2010 the book entitled "İlhan Baran, Müzikte Derin Zirve" was published by Şefik Kahramankaptan. Prof. İlhan Baran passed away in 2016.
Selected his works:
Works for solo: Pieces for Children for piano or cembalo; A small suit for piano; “Three Abstract Dance” for piano; “Three Bagatel” for piano; A sonatina for piano; One part of sonatina for violin; “Black and White” for piano; “Mavi Anadolu” (Blue Anatolia) for piano.
Works for duet: “Uygulamalar 1” (for bass and piano); “Uygulamalar 2” (for bass and piano); “Dört Zeybek” (for bass and piano); “Four Pieces” for two fluits.
Works for chamber orchestra: String quartet (for two violins, viola and cello); “Demet” (for fluit, obue, klarnet, korno and fagot); “Dönüşümler” (for violin, cello and piano), “Töresel Çeşitlemeler” (for a full orchestra).
Works for Chorus: “Eylül Sonu” (for chorus); “Ezgi Demeti” (for chorus); Songs (for chorus);
Reference: beethovenlives.net, edebiyatsanat.com
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