Cemal Reşit Rey
Composer, Musical Artist
1904 – 1985
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Who was Cemal Reşit Rey?
Cemal Reşit Rey was a Turkish composer, pianist, script writer and conductor. He was well known for a string of successful popular Turkish-language operettas for which his brother Ekrem Reşit Rey wrote the librettos.
He was born on October 25, 1904 in Jerusalem, and died on October 7, 1985 in Istanbul. He was one of the five pioneers of classical music in Turkey in the first half of the 20th century. Notable students include Yüksel Koptagel, a Turkish composer and pianist.
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- Born
- Oct 25, 1904
Jerusalem - Also known as
- Cemal Resit Rey
- Siblings
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Profession
- Education
- Conservatoire de musique de Genève
- Died
- Oct 7, 1985
Istanbul
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on July 23, 2013
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