Background
Taranu, Cornel was born on June 20, 1934 in Cluj, Romania. Son of Francisc and Elisabeta Taranu.
Taranu, Cornel was born on June 20, 1934 in Cluj, Romania. Son of Francisc and Elisabeta Taranu.
Student, Cluj Conservatory.
Professor composition Cluj Conservatory. Conductor contemporary music ensemble Ars Nova. Artistic director Modern Festival Cluj.
Composer: sonatas for flute, oboe, clarinet and percussion, sonata for double bass solo, viola sonata, piano concerto, cantatas, 4 symphonies, Sequences, Incantations, Symmetries, Alternances, Raccords for orchestra, Don Giovanni's Secret (chamber opera), Chansons nomades (oratorio), Memento and Dedications (cantatas), Orpheus (cantata), Trajectoires (for ensemble), 1994, Cadenze Concertante (cello and chamber orchestra), 1993, Five Tzara Songs (for voice and piano), Remembering Bartok (for oboe and ensemble), Flaine Quintet (for winds), 1997, Saturnalii (baritone and ensemble), 1998, Siciliana Blues (piano and chamber orchestra), 1998, Concerto (oboe and strings), 1998, Oreste-Oedipe (chamber opera), 1999—2000, Concerto Breve (for flute orchestra), 2001, film and theater music. Author: Enesco dans la conscience du present, 1981.
Member of Romanian Composers' Union (vice president since 1990, prize 1972, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2001).
Married Daniela Margineanu, November 29, 1960. 1 child Dana Cristina.