Yüksel Koptagel is a Turkish

Turkey

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 composer and pianist. She was born in Istanbul

Istanbul

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, Turkey

Turkey

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, granddaughter of General Osman Nuri Koptagel

Osman Nuri Koptagel

Osman Nuri Koptagel was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.When he was an assistant teaching staff of the Ottoman Military Academy, he used to order "Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!" , "Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da...

, a commander in the Turkish War of Independence. She studied music with the composer and conductor Cemal Resit and later with Alexander Tansman, José Cubiles, Tony Aubin

Tony Aubin

Tony Louis Alexandre Aubin was a French composer.From 1925 to 1930 Aubin studied at the Paris Conservatory under Samuel Rousseau , Noel Gallon , Philippe Gaubert , and Paul Dukas . He was awarded the Prix de Rome for the cantata Actaeon in 1930...

, Joaquin Rodrigo

Joaquín Rodrigo

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, and Lazare Levy

Lazare Lévy

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 in Paris

Paris

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 and Madrid

Madrid

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. After completing her studies, Kiptagel took a position with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and worked as a pianist and composer.

Works

Selected works include:

• Quand nous nous sommes séparés (André Viaud after George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron)
• Pastorale piano solo
• Impression de Minorque piano solo
• Epitafio de un muchacho muerto en abril for piano
• Fossil Suite (Suite im alten Stil) for piano or guitar
• Tamzara (Türkischer Tanz) for guitar