Selman Ada

He was born in 1953 in Ceyhan. He started music as a student of Ferdi Ştatzer and Mithat Fenmen.^[5] In 1973, he started to work as an assistant and student of General Music Director Robert Wagner at the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet.^[6]

• “Ali Baba ve 40 Haramiler” Opera in 2 acts (libretto: Tarık Günersel, 1990, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)^[7][8][9]
• “Aşk-ı Memnu” Opera in 2 acts (libretto: Tarık Günersel, 2002, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)^[10]

• "Piyano İçin Kırk Haramiler" (1960)
• "Piyano İçin Köçekçe" (1964)
• "Piyano İçin 5 Parça" (1965, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• "Köye Doğru" (1967, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Nişabur” (1973, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• "12 Amodal Prelüd" (1980–1991, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Asimagies” (1994, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “5 Etüd” (1998, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Rhapsodie” (1998, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Jeux de piano” (2000, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Deutsche Volksliederbuch für Klavier” (2003, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Three Instantaneous” (2004, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Mini Piano” (2004, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)

• “3 Avrasyalı” (1994, Edition Zurfluh Paris, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Valse Charmante” (1999, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Karciğar Oyun Havası'2” (2001, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Süit” (2001, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “2 Konser Prelüdü” (2 Concert Preludes) for flute, viola and harp (2002, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Drei Konzertstücke” for 2 trumpets (2003, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Der Eurhythmus” for flute and piano (2003, Strube Verlag München-Berlin).
• “Blech-Quartett” for trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba (2003, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Kleine Jazz Süite" for string quartet (2003, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “4 Préludes pour Guitare” (2003, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Drei Byzantynische Tänze“ for clarinet and piano (2003, Strube Verlag München-Berlin).

• “Yemen Türküsü” (2002, Strube Verlag München-Berlin).
• “Rast Semai” (2002, Strube Verlag München-Berlin).
• “Gidelim Göksu’ya” (2002, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)
• “Vatan Marşı” (2006)

• “40 Haramiler Uvertürü” (1990)
• “2 Raks'2” (1990)
• “Symphony” (2004)

• “Mavi Nokta” Poetik Opera (9 Bölüm, libretto: Tarık Günersel, 1995, Strube Verlag München-Berlin)^[11][12]
• “Ballade” For Mezzo Soprano and Small Orchestra (2004, Poem: Gülseli İnal: “Yapayalnızsın”)