Alemdar Karamanov Алемдар Караманов | |
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| Born | (1934-09-10)September 10, 1934 Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | May 3, 2007(2007-05-03) (aged 72) Simferopol, Ukraine |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Composer |
Alemdar Sabitovich Karamanov[a] (10 September 1934 – 3 May 2007) was acomposer.
Karamanov was born on September 10, 1934, inSimferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. His father, Sabit Temel Kağırman, of Turkish origin, leftTurkey and emigrated toCrimea.[1] Karamanov's mother, Paulina Sergeyevna was a Russian singer and librarian and taught him music.[2] Karamanov would begin writing music when he was six years old, and would enroll into the musical elementary school and eventually the college at Simferopol.[2] After World War II, his father, due to his non-Russian background, was exiled toKemerovo and never came back.[2] In 1958 Karamanov graduated from theMoscow Conservatory, where he studied withSemyon Bogatyrev (composition),Vladimir A. Natanson [ru] (piano). In graduate school (1958–1963), he was listed withD. B. Kabalevsky, but actually studied withTikhon Khrennikov, who highly appreciated Karamanov's talent.[1] He continued his graduate studies with Tikhon Khrennikov and Dmitry Kabalevsky.
Karamanov is above all a composer of symphonies. During his student days, he wrote 10 symphonies, which were later to be followed by 14 (or 15) more. However, he did not find any success in Russia for a long time, his compositions were rarely performed and never mentioned in the media due to its unconventional style being found unpopular.[2]
In 1992, he composed the anthem of theAutonomous Republic of Crimea.[3]
Karamanov died on the night of May 2–3, 2007 in Simferopol.[4]
The minor planet4274 Karamanov, discovered in 1980 byNikolai Chernykh, is named in his honour.[5]
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