Kemençeci Hasan Fehmi Ottoman Turkish 1910s Musical Notes Sheet Empire Kemenche

Description:

This Ottoman Turkish sheet music features Kemençeci Hasan Fehmi performing two compositions by Bimen Efendi. The first is a Hüzzam şarkı identified with the Sengin Semai usûlü, while the second is another Hüzzam şarkı identified with the Ağır Aksak usûlü. The publication therefore documents the performance of two works from the Turkish classical music repertoire through the kemençe tradition, with both the makam and rhythmic forms indicated on the printed sheet.

Published by Kudmanizâde Şamlı Tevfik, the sheet belongs to the important music publishing tradition associated with the Şamlı İskender family. The family had origins in Damascus and became known in Istanbul by the nickname “Şamlı,” which was also incorporated into the name of the publishing business. During the late Ottoman and early Republican periods, when access to sound recordings, radio and other forms of musical reproduction was limited, printed sheet music provided musicians and music enthusiasts with an important means of learning and preserving musical works. The publications of Şamlı İskender therefore form an important part of the printed musical heritage of the period.

The sheet was issued as No. 21 of the Nuhbe-i Elhan series, a publication series devoted to the circulation of Turkish musical repertoire in printed notation. The identification of the works as Hüzzam, together with the specified Sengin Semai and Ağır Aksak usûls, preserves important performance information for musicians and provides a valuable record of the musical practices of the period. The association with Bimen Efendi further connects the publication to one of the prominent composers of late Ottoman and early Republican Turkish music.

For collectors of Ottoman sheet music, Turkish classical music, Bimen Efendi compositions, kemençe-related musical history and Şamlı music publications, this sheet represents a notable early 20th-century example of printed musical notation. Its No. 21 designation within the Nuhbe-i Elhan series adds further bibliographical and collecting interest.

Key Features:

• Performer: Kemençeci Hasan Fehmi

• Compositions: Two Hüzzam Şarkılar by Bimen Efendi

• First Şarkı: Hüzzam – Sengin Semai

• Second Şarkı: Hüzzam – Ağır Aksak

• Makam: Hüzzam

• Publisher: Kudmanizâde Şamlı Tevfik

• Series: Nuhbe-i Elhan

• Series No.: 21

• Publication Place: Istanbul

• Publication Period: 1910s

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Genre: Turkish Classical Music

• Format: Printed Sheet Music

• Subject: Kemençeci Hasan Fehmi, Bimen Efendi, Hüzzam Makamı and Nuhbe-i Elhan Series

• Collector Appeal: An early 20th-century Ottoman Turkish printed music publication documenting Kemençeci Hasan Fehmi’s performance of two Hüzzam compositions by Bimen Efendi and representing the historical publishing tradition of Şamlı Tevfik.