Nevit Kodallı

Nevit Kodalli ( born January 12, 1924 in Mersin, † September 1, 2009 ibid ) was a Turkish composer.

Kodalli studied from 1939 to 1957 at Necil Kâzım Akses at the Conservatory of Ankara, and then to 1953 at the École Normale de Musique in Paris composition with Arthur Honegger and conducting with Jean Fournet. He also took lessons with Nadia Boulanger and Charles Koechlin.

Until 1955, he taught at the State Conservatory of Ankara, after he was first Kapellmeister of the opera and later music director of the State Theatre. He composed two operas, a ballet and theater music, a symphony, an orchestral suite, kanmmermusikalische works, piano and violin pieces, choral music and songs.

• Turkish composer
• Born in 1924
• Died in 2009
• Man