Nevit Kodallı, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nevit Kodallı

Turkish composer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1924

Place of Birth: Mersin, Turkey

Date of Death: 01-Sep-2009

Profession: composer

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nevit Kodalli (12 December 1924, Mersin – 1 September 2009, Mersin) was a Turkish composer of western-influenced classical music including operas and ballets.
In 1948 he travelled to Paris where he studied with Arthur Honegger and Nadia Boulanger.
He returned in 1953 and from 1955 he taught at the Ankara State Conservatory. His work includes oratorios and ballets from Turkish history as well as operas on the subjects of Gilgamesh and Vincent van Gogh.