Osman Bey – Hicazkâr Peşrevi Ottoman Turkish 1910s Musical Notes Sheet Empire

Description:

Hicazkâr Peşrevi is a Turkish classical music composition by Osman Bey, presented here as an Ottoman Turkish printed sheet from the early 20th century. The work is identified as being in the Hicazkâr makam and is marked as the Birinci Hane of the composition. It is set in the Devr-i Kebir usûlü, a large and ağır 28-beat rhythmic cycle frequently associated with the first sections of peşrev compositions. The sheet preserves important information about the makam, usûl and structural organization of the work.

Published by Kudmanizâde Udî Şamlı İskender, 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 Devr-i Kebir usûlü is a 28-beat rhythmic cycle and is particularly associated with large-scale classical forms such as peşrevs. The indication “Birinci Hane” identifies this section as the first principal melodic section of the peşrev, reflecting the traditional structural organization of the form. Such details make the printed notation useful not only as a musical document but also as a record of the performance and teaching practices of Turkish classical music.

Published in Istanbul during the 1910s, this sheet represents an early example of printed Turkish classical music notation. Its Ottoman Turkish script, Hicazkâr makam, Devr-i Kebir usûlü and identification as the Birinci Hane make it particularly relevant to collectors of Ottoman sheet music, Turkish classical music and historical music ephemera. The publication also represents the historical printing tradition associated with Şamlı İskender.

Key Features:

• Composer: Osman Bey

• Work: Hicazkâr Peşrevi

• Makam: Hicazkâr

• Form: Peşrev

• Usûl: Devr-i Kebir – 28-beat rhythmic cycle

• Section: Birinci Hane

• Publisher: Kudmanizâde Udî Şamlı İskender

• Series No.: 1017

• Publication Place: Istanbul

• Publication Period: 1910s

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Genre: Turkish Classical Music

• Format: Printed Sheet Music

• Subject: Osman Bey, Hicazkâr Makamı, Devr-i Kebir Usûlü, Birinci Hane and Şamlı İskender Publishing

• Collector Appeal: An early 20th-century Ottoman Turkish printed musical document preserving the first hane of Osman Bey’s Hicazkâr Peşrevi in Devr-i Kebir usûlü.