Composer (B. 1908, Istanbul – D.1957). He
is the son of Mehmet Celalettin Bey, one of the former lecturers of Law Faculty
and a Minister of Ottoman Empire. He started music at early ages taking violin
lessons from Tahir Bey. After a disease he had at a young age he lost his
vision. In Germany to where he went for the treatment of his eyes he became
student of Prof. Habemann.
Antel was the first artist to compose
tangos in Turkish and, he played the piano, accordion and end-blown flute
expertly besides the violin. The composer who also tried classic works owes his
fame to his tangos. He also succeeded in Turkish music with his song titled Geçti
Sevdalarla Ömrüm, İhtiyar Oldum Bugün whose lyrics were written by
Hüseyin Siret.
MAIN WORKS:
Sarı Yapıncak,
Mazi, Ayrılık, Özleyiş (Sung by Evelyn Hoit on a gramophone
record in German), Yıllar, Kimse Sevgimi Bilmez, Günler, Geçmiş Zaman Olur
ki, Bir An için, Damla Damla, Gel, Benim Şarkım, Suna.
