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Mehmet Bitmez and Naseer Shamma in Cairo. (The Oud Made by Ramazan Calay) Mehmet Bitmez was born in Şanlıurfa, as the second child of Zeliha and Yahya Bitmez.He graduated from Turkish Classical Music State Conservatory of Istanbul Technical University in 1980.A year later he became an assistant and since then he has been continuing his teaching career at the same University. For many years he has held the position of head of the lute teaching branch at the same university.He completed his master's degree in 1990 in the social sciences department doing research on the special techniques used by Tanbur player Cemil Bey. Mehmet Bitmez was inspired by the musical atmosphere provided in his family by his grand father Mahmut Bitmez, santuri ludist, pianist and singer ;his father Yahya Bitmez,who was also a singer and ludist,and his uncle,Bekir Bitmez, who was a singer and composer. During his conservatory education he took lessons from his lute teacher Prof. Mutlu Torun,and learned the theory of the Turkish Classical Music from ney player Niyzi Sayın,Akagündüz Kutbay,Singer, Bekir Sıtkı Sezgin and ludist Cinuçen Tanrıkorur. During his school years and afterwards the lute virtuoso Mehmet Emin Bitmez analized the Tanbur virtuoso Cemil Bey's melodic pattern and performing approach and he made a formal coprehensive study of Cemil Bey's advanced technique and style. Bitmez,who is shown to be among the leading lutists of the world,has studied the styles and technical characteristics <b>...</b> |
