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Cemal Reşit Rey

1904 - 1985

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Cemal Reşit Rey (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒeˈmaɫ ɾeˈʃit ɾej]; 25 October 1904 – 7 October 1985) was a Turkish composer, pianist, script writer 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 Jerusalem and died on 7 October 1985 in Istanbul. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cemal Reşit Rey has received more than 41,168 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cemal Reşit Rey is the 1,298th most popular composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 41k

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  • 44.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Cemal Reşit Rey ranks 1,298 out of 1,451. Before him are Vladimír Franz, Georg Friedrich Haas, Sigmund Romberg, Thomas Tomkins, Spike Jones, and Cachao. After him are Airat Ichmouratov, Howard Hanson, George Fenton, Steve Jablonsky, H. C. Robbins Landon, and Zagir Ismagilov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Cemal Reşit Rey ranks 297. Before him are Marcel Capelle, Tinoco, Anders Lange, Elvio Banchero, Sabiha Bengütaş, and Laura La Plante. After him are Antonio Janni, Henry Johansen, Kay Johnson, Edgar Moon, Alma Bennett, and Helge Liljebjörn. Among people deceased in 1985, Cemal Reşit Rey ranks 237. Before him are Aleksandra Khokhlova, Jee Yong-ju, Lloyd Nolan, Dinara Asanova, Horatio Fitch, and Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés. After him are Scott Brady, Nicholas Colasanto, Qaysin Quli, Luise Ullrich, Victor Carlund, and Romolo Catasta.

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