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| Orchestras | Necdet Koyutürk Orchestra |
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Accordeonist, conductor, arranger, and composer. Born on October 28, 1921 in Ankara. He is the student of Demirhan Altug in Harmony. He become moreproductive after he worked with Cemal Resit Rey. His two sons, Erdener (1951),and Ozdener (1956) still carry his Tango works. After 1938, he worked as composer, and his compositions were mainly on Tango. He merged the European forms with the Turkish music theme. He used the original Turkish music harmony and joined them with the modern music and orchestra structures. He composed his mostly loved Tango "Papatya (Daisy)" during his military service in 1943. The records of this song have been published in Turkey, and England in 1948. It was the first Turkish Composition published abroad. He started, with his orchestra, the radio programs in Istanbul Radio after 1949. Since then he was known internationally. In 1957, he played for Marshal Tito, and King of Iraq, Faisal. His radio program lasted 30 years. His main remains are "Dinle Sevgili (Listen Darling)", "Ruzgar Gibi Gecti (Gone Like the Wind)", "Suphe (Suspect)", "Yillar Var ki (Since Years..)", "Yildizlar Duserken (While the Stars Fall)", "Seven Bilir (Lovers Know)", "Unutmak Istiyorum ( I Want to Forget)", "Basbasa Kalinca (When We Are Alone)". His compositions were sung by some foreign singers, such as Lili Ivanovaof Bulgaria, and Yaffa Yarkoni from Israel. Necdet Koyuturk died on October 19, 1988 in Istanbul. |
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