Hasan Cihat Örter

Hasan Cihat Örter

Örter at his home studio
Background information
Born 1958 (age 58–59)
Kastamonu, Turkey
Genres Turkish folk, New-age
Occupation(s) Composer, Guitarist, Arranger, Singer
Instruments guitar, piano, violin, baglama, fretless guitar, utar, oud, cümbüş, tambur, yaylı tanbur, yaylı cümbüş
Years active 1970–present
Labels EMI, Sony, DMC, Genç Müzik, Üç Adım Müzik, Anadolu Müzik, Ads Müzik, Balet Plak, Artvizyon Yapım, Mem Music
Website http://www.hasancihatorter.org

Hasan Cihat Örter (born October 24, 1958 in Kastamonu, Turkey) is a Turkish composer, progressive guitarist and arranger.

Örter was very young when he first started playing the piano and violin. He began his first serious lessons in classical guitar at the age of 7 and received training from Professor Antonio Doumezitch for five years. He then attended Emin Ongan's Turkish music lessons at Uskudar Musical Association, (Üsküdar Musiki Cemiyeti) in 1974. He won a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in 1978[1] and then attended the Conservatoire Royal de Liège , where he completed his doctorate, which was later published. In the meantime, he played professionally in small orchestras.

Örter has been described as an extremely versatile guitarist. He plays traditional Turkish music, but also plays jazz, classical, rock and metal. He can play a range of traditional Turkish instruments, as well as piano and violin. Using a fretless guitar he is able to produce sounds that are not possible on normal guitars. The glissandi sounds he is able to produce on a fretless guitar allow him to create sounds that are characteristic of traditional Turkish music. In additional to traditional music, he is able to play traditional instruments such as the cura in a non-traditional style that blends Turkish traditional music and rock-style guitar techniques and showmanship.[2] Billboard described his album (Re)formation as "a collection of Turkish classical compositions designed to internationalize the sound and appeal of such music." The arrangements are described as "thoroughly modern arrangements of Ottoman court muric from the 18th and 19th centuries." The instruments featured on the album include traditional instruments like the ney, as well as fretless and acoustic guitars, violin, and piano. The arrangements have "an authentic feel, despite their modern presentation."[3] He is credited with arrangement for the album Inspiration Turkey Anatolian Folk Music released through EMI.[4]

Discography

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Books

References

  1. ↑ "Berklee Today Magazine, page 28" (PDF). Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Dawe, Kevin (2010). The New Guitarscape in Critical Theory, Cultural Practice and Musical Performance. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-6775-9.
  3. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-12-06). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  4. ↑ "Various - Inspiration - Turkey - Anatolian Folk Music". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
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