Alemdar Karamanov

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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sabitovich and the family name is Karamanov.

Alemdar Karamanov
Алемдар Караманов
Background information
Born(1934-09-10)September 10, 1934
Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedMay 3, 2007(2007-05-03) (aged 72)
Simferopol, Ukraine
GenresClassical
OccupationComposer

Alemdar Sabitovich Karamanov[a] (10 September 1934 – 3 May 2007) was a composer.

Biography

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Karamanov was born on September 10, 1934, in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. His father, Sabit Temel Kağırman, of Turkish origin, left Turkey and emigrated to Crimea.[1] His 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 to Kemerovo and never returned.[2] In 1958 Karamanov graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied with Semyon Bogatyrev (composition), Vladimir A. Natanson [ru] (piano). In graduate school (1958–1963), he was listed with D. B. Kabalevsky, but actually studied with Tikhon Khrennikov, who appreciated Karamanov's talent highly.[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, followed by 14 or 15 more. However, he did not find success in Russia for many years: his compositions were rarely performed or mentioned in the media due to their unpopular unconventional style.[2]

In 1992, he composed the anthem of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.[3]

Karamanov died on the night of May 2–3, 2007 in Simferopol.[4]

Honours

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The minor planet 4274 Karamanov, discovered in 1980 by Nikolai Chernykh, is named in his honour.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Алемдар Сабитович Караманов, romanized: Alemdar Sabitovich Karamanov; Ukrainian: Алемдар Сабітович Караманов, romanized: Alemdar Sabitovych Karamanov; Turkish: Alemdar Sabitovich Karamanov

References

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  1. ^ a b Караманов Алемдар Сабитович, muzcentrum, archived from the original on 20 November 2011, retrieved 6 May 2021
  2. ^ a b c d Yuri Kholopov (2013) [1997]. Valeria Tsenova (ed.). Underground Music from the Former USSR | Alemdar Karamanov: an outsider in Soviet music. Translated by Romela Kohanovskaya. Taylor & Francis. p. 110. ISBN 9781134371587. (Originally in Russian)
  3. ^ "Alemdar Sabitovych Karamanov- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ "НСКУ :: КАРАМАНОВ Алемдар Сабітович". composersukraine.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ "(4274) Karamanov". minorplanetcenter.net. IAU Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 24 January 2021.


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