Leylâ Saz
Leylâ Saz (also Leila Hanım or Leila Hanoum ; * 1850 in Istanbul ; † December 6, 1936 there ) was a Turkish composer .
Leylâ Saz received training in traditional Turkish and European music and piano playing . She lived as a poet and composer in Istanbul. She composed over two hundred instrumental and vocal works in the style of traditional Turkish art music , which, however , are influenced by European music and is one of the pioneers of modern Turkish music.
Web links
- Works by and about Leylâ Saz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Leylâ Saz at www.turkmuzigi.web.tr (Turkish)
- Leyla Saz Hanım (Turkish)
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| SURNAME | Saz, Leylâ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hanim, Leila |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1936 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |