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Cemal Reşit Rey (; 25 October 1904 – 7 October 1985) was a Turkish composer,
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and conductor. He was well known for a string of successful and popular Turkish-language operettas for which his brother Ekrem Reşit Rey (1900–1959) wrote the librettos. He was born on 25 October 1904 in
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and died on 7 October 1985 in
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. He was one of the five pioneers of Western classical music in
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known as ' The Turkish Five' in the first half of the 20th century. Notable students include
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, a Turkish composer and pianist.


Works

Operas * La Geisha (adapted from Sydney Jones) * Yann (Jann) Marek (1920)(Libretto by Xavier Fromentin) * Faire sans dire (1920)(Libretto by Alfred de Musset) * Sultan Cem (1922–23)(Libretto by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * L'Enchantement (1924)(Libretto by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * Zeybek("Zeibek") (1926)(Libretto by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * Köyde Bir Facia (a Tragedy in the Village) (1929)(Libretto by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * Çelebi (1942–73)(Libretto by Ekrem Reşid Rey) Operettas * Le Petit Chaperon rouge (1920) * Üç Saat (Three Hours, 1932)(poems by Nazım Hikmet) * Lüküs Hayat ( The Luxurious Life, 1933)(Text by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * Deli Dolu (Alive and Kicking, 1934) * Saz Caz (1935)(Text by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * Maskara (1936)(Text by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * Hava Cıva (1937)(Text by Ekrem Reşid Rey) * Yaygara 70 (1969–70)(Play by Erol Günaydın) * Uy! Balon Dünya (1971)(Play by Erol Günaydın) * Bir İstanbul Masalı (1972)(Play by Erol Günaydın) Musical revues * Adalar Revüsü (1934) * Alabanda (1941) * Aldırma (1942) For theatre, film and radio * Özyurt (prologue for soloist, chorus and orchestra) * For Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' * For Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' * For Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' · For Shakespeare's "Tempest" * Lafonten Baba (children's play with music and dance) * Bataklı Damın Kızı Aysel (film) * Benli Hürmüz (Radio) Orchestral works * ''La Legende du Bebek'' (symphonic poem) * ''Scènes turques'' * ''Karagöz'' * ''Paysages de soleil'' * ''Instantanes'' (impressions for orchestra) * ''Initiation'' (symphonic poem) * Symphony No. 1 * ''L'Appel'' (symphonic poem) * ''Fatih (Le Conquérant)'' (symphonic poem) * ''Scherzi symphoniques'' * Symphonic Concerto * Symphony No. 2 * ''Türkiye'' (symphonic poem) (1971) * ''Ellinci Yıla Giriş'' (symphonic poem commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic) Concertos and concertantes * "Introduction et Dance" for cello and orchestra * "Concerto Chromatique" for piano and orchestra * Poème for Ondes Martenot (or flute) and strings * Violin Concerto * "Pieces Concertantes" for Violoncello and Orchestra (dedicated to Pierre Fournier) * Variations on an Old Istanbul Folk Song (Katibim) for piano and orchestra(dedicated to Samson François) * "Andante et Allegro" for violin solo and string orchestra (dedicated to SUna Kan) * Guitar Concerto (dedicated to Alirio Diaz) * Concerto for piano and orchestra Voice and orchestra * Chants d'Anatolie (four songs, 1926) * Two Songs (1930) * Two Anatolian Folk Songs (1930) * Mystique (Tenor and Orchestra) (1938) * Vocalise–Fantaisie (1975)(dedicated to Suna Korad) * Three Anatolian Folk Songs (1977) * Arrangements of Schubert, Brahms, Scarlatti, Paisiello for voice and strings Choral works * Çayır İnce (four-voice a capella) Two Pieces on Poems by Yunus Emre * Anatolian Folk Songs (1926) * Ten Folk Songs (four-voice chorus and piano, 1963) * Two Songs (a capella women's chorus, 1936) Voice and piano * Je me demande (1919) * Three Melodies (1920) * Initiales sur un banc (1921) * Chanson du printemps (1922) * Au jardin (1923) * L'Offrande lyrique (eight melodies, 1923) * Nocturne (1925) * Twelve Anatolian Folk Songs (1926) * Folk Songs (1928) * Twelve Melodies (1929) * Vatan (1930) * Four Melodies (1956) * Paris Sokakları("Le Pecheur de Pergame")(Streets of Paris, 1981) Chamber Music * Impressions of Anatolia for violin and piano * Piece for woodwind quintet * String Quartet * Short Piece for violin and piano * Piano Quartet * Sextet (piano, voice and string quartet) * Instrumental Dialogue (flute, harp, 2 horns and string quartet) Solo Piano * Waltz (1912) * Sonata (1924) * Sarı Zeybek (1926) * Scènes turques (1928) * Souvenirs d'automne (?) * Sonatina (1928) * Paysages de soleil (1930–31) * Sonata (1936) * Pélerinages dans la ville qui n'est plus que souvenir (1940–41) * Fantaisie (1948) * Two Pieces (1959) * Ten Folk Songs (1967) * Improvisation (1983) Music for Two Pianos 12 Preludes and Fugues (1968) Marches * Himaye-i Etfalin (Children's Protection March) (Tenth Anniversary March of the Republic, 1933) * Navy March (1935) * Yedeksubay Marşı (1940) * Atatürk's 100th Birthday March (1981)


Legacy

Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul is named after him.


References

Notes Further Reading * Aydin, Yilmaz (2002). ''Die Werke der 'Türkischen Fünf' im Lichte der Musikalischen Wechselbeziehungen zwischen der Türkei und Europa.'' Europäische Hochshculschriften, Peter Lang Publisher. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Cemal Resit 1904 births 1985 deaths The Turkish Five State Artists of Turkey Turkish classical composers 20th-century classical composers Male classical composers Turkish opera composers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century male musicians