Cemal Reşit Rey

Cemal Reşit Rey (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒeˈmaɫ ɾeˈʃit ɾej]; 25 October 1904 – 7 October 1985) was a Turkish composer, pianist, script writer and conductor.

[1] 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 one of the five pioneers of Western classical music in Turkey known as 'The Turkish Five' in the first half of the 20th century.

Notable students include Yüksel Koptagel, a Turkish composer and pianist.

Operas Operettas Musical revues For theatre, film and radio · For Shakespeare's "Tempest" Orchestral works Concertos and concertantes Voice and orchestra Choral works Voice and piano Chamber Music Solo Piano Music for Two Pianos 12 Preludes and Fugues (1968) Marches (Tenth Anniversary March of the Republic, 1933) Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul is named after him.

A plaque commemorating Cemal Reşit Rey at Yasemin Apartment Building, Serencebey Yokuşu 26, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, where the composer lived for the last 19 years of his life.