Alemdar Karamanov

Ukrainian composer and pianist (1934-2007)

In this name that follows Eastern 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
Died| May 3, 2007(2007-05-03) (aged 72)
Simferopol, Ukraine
Genres| Classical
Occupation| Composer

Musical artist

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] 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 to Kemerovo and never came back.[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 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 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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