Fazil Say was born on January 14, 1970 in Ankara, Turkey. Prolific and controversial composer who drew great inspiration from the folklore and traditions of his native Turkey. He was commissioned by the 2011 Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival to compose a clarinet concerto based on the legacy of Persian poet
Omar Khayyam. It was performed by Sabine Meyer.
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About
Prolific and controversial Composer who drew great inspiration from the folklore and traditions of his native Turkey. He was commissioned by the 2011 Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival to compose a clarinet concerto based on the legacy of Persian poet Omar Khayyam. It was performed by Sabine Meyer.
Before Fame
His first composition was a piano sonata, written in 1984 when he was 14.
Trivia
He became one in a long line of artists to receive a suspended 10-month jail term from an Istanbul court for allegedly insulting Muslims and Islam on Twitter.
Family Life
He was born into a Muslim family, but he later became an atheist.
Associated With
He used techniques for his 1997 piano composition "Black Earth" that are commonly associated with John Cage.
