Cemal Reşit Rey

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Cemal Reşit Rey (born October 25, 1904 in Jerusalem , † October 7, 1985 in Istanbul ) was a Turkish composer .

After studying piano with Marguérite Long , Rey attended the Conservatory in Geneva from 1914 to 1919 and studied composition with Raoul Laparra in Paris until 1923 . From 1932 he was professor of piano and composition at the Istanbul Conservatory. From 1946 he was conductor of the symphony orchestra and the symphonic society, and from 1949 he was head of the music department of Radio Istanbul. He belonged to the Turkish Five , the group of the first professional composers in Turkey.

Rey composed several operas and operettas and a revue, two symphonies , two symphonic poems , three symphonic scherzi , three piano, two violin concertos and a cello concerto, piano pieces and choral songs.

Works

Operas

  • La geisha
  • Yann Marek (1920)
  • Faire sans dire (1920)
  • Sultan Cem (1922-23)
  • L'Enchantement (1924)
  • Zeybek (1926)
  • Köyde Bir Facia (1929)
  • Çelebi (1942–73)

Operettas

  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (1920)
  • Uç Saat (Three Hours, 1932)
  • Lüküs Hayat (The Luxurious Life, 1933)
  • Deli Dolu (Alive and Kicking, 1934)
  • Saz Caz (1935)
  • Mascara (1936)
  • Hava-Civa (1937)
  • Yaygara 70 (1969-70)
  • Uy! Balon Dünya (1971)
  • Bir Istanbul Masali (1972)

Musical reviews

  • Adalar Revüsü (1934)
  • Alabanda (1941)
  • Aldirma (1942)

Theater, film and radio music

  • Özyurt (Prologue for soloist, chorus and orchestra)
  • For Shakespeare's Macbeth
  • For Shakespeare's Hamlet
  • For Shakespeare's King Lear
  • Lafonten Baba (Children's play with music and dance)
  • Batakli Damin Kizi Aysel (film)
  • Benli Hürmüz (radio)

Orchestral works

  • La Legende du Bebek (Symphonic Poem)
  • Three pieces for orchestra
  • Scenes Turques
  • Karagöz
  • Paysages de Soleil
  • Instantanes (Impressions for orchestra)
  • Initiation (Symphonic Poem)
  • Symphony No. 1
  • L'Appel (Symphonic Poem)
  • Fatih (Le Conquerant) - Symphonic Poem
  • Scherzi symphoniques
  • Symphonic Concerto
  • Symphony No. 2
  • Türkiye (Symphonic Poem)
  • Ellinci Yila Giris (Symphonic Prelude commemorating 50 Years of the Turkish Republic)

Concerts and concert works

  • Introduction and Dance for cello and Orchestra
  • Chromatic Concerto for piano and orchestra
  • Poème for Ondes Martenot (or flute) and strings
  • Violin Concerto
  • Concertante pieces
  • Variations on an Old Istanbul Folk Song (Katibim) for piano and orchestra
  • Andante and Allegro for violin solo and string orchestra
  • Guitar Concerto
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Orchestral works with singing

  • Chants d'Anatolie (Four Songs, 1926)
  • Two Songs (1930)
  • Two Anatolian Folk Songs (1930)
  • Mystique (1938)
  • Vocalises Fantaisie (1975)
  • Three Anatolian Folk Songs (1977)
  • Arrangements of Schubert, Brahms, Scarlatti, Paisiello for voice and strings

Choral works

  • Çayir Ince (four-voice a cappella)
  • Anatolian Folk Songs (1926)
  • Ten Folk Songs (Four-voice chorus and piano, 1963)
  • Two Songs (A cappella women's chorus, 1936)

Works for piano and voice

  • 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 Sokaklari (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)

Piano music

  • Waltz (1912)
  • Sonata (1924)
  • Sari Zeybek (1926)
  • Scenes Turques (1928)
  • Souvenirs d'automne (?)
  • Sonatina (1928)
  • Paysages de soleil (1930–31)
  • Sonata (1936)
  • Pelerinages dans la Ville qui n'est plus souvenir (1940-41)
  • Fantasy (1948)
  • Two Pieces (1959)
  • Ten Folk Songs (1967)
  • Twelve Preludes and Fugues (1968-69)
  • Improvisation (1983)

Marches

  • Himayei-i Etfalin * Tenth Anniversary March of the Republic (1933)
  • Istiklal March (Revolutionary March)
  • Navy March (1935)
  • Yedeksubay March (1940)
  • Ataturk 100th Birthday March (1981)

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.quirinale.it/qrnw/statico/onorificenze/decorato.asp?id=28465&ono=53

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Rey, Cemal Reşit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Jerusalem
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1985
Place of death Istanbul