Şair-i Şehir Nazım Efendi – Beyat-ı Mürebba Ottoman Turkish 1924 Musical Notes Sheet Empire

Description:

This Ottoman Turkish sheet music contains two works by Şair-i Şehir Nazım Efendi, presented in traditional notation as part of the Dârülelhan Külliyatı. The publication includes Beyat-ı Mürebba and Nim Devir İkanda, preserving works from the classical Turkish music repertoire in printed form. It is the 39th fascicle of the Dârülelhan Külliyatı.

Dârülelhan Külliyatı was a printed series of musical scores that began publication in 1924. Dârülelhan, meaning “House of Melodies,” was established in 1917 as the first official music school of the Ottoman Empire. During the transition to the Republic, it undertook systematic teaching, documentation and preservation of Turkish music through scholarly methods. In 1927, the institution was renamed the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and became an important institutional predecessor of later conservatory education in Istanbul.

Following the establishment of the Republic, a major publication initiative was undertaken under the direction of Mûsâ Süreyyâ Bey. The Nota Tasnif Heyeti prepared works from the Turkish classical music repertoire for publication in fascicles, resulting in the Dârülelhan Külliyatı. This publication, numbered 39 in the series, represents this systematic effort to document and preserve the repertoire through printed musical notation. The fascicles were printed in Istanbul, generally by Matbaa-i Osmaniye.

For collectors of Ottoman and early Republican Turkish music publications, this fascicle offers both musical and historical interest. It preserves two works associated with Şair-i Şehir Nazım Efendi and forms part of the extensive Dârülelhan publication project, which played an important role in transferring the written repertoire of Turkish classical music into a systematically published collection.

Key Features:

• Composer: Şair-i Şehir Nazım Efendi

• Works: Beyat-ı Mürebba & Nim Devir İkanda

• Series: Dârülelhan Külliyatı

• Series No.: 39

• Publisher: Matbaa-i Osmaniye

• Publication Place: Istanbul

• Publication Year: 1924

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Genre: Turkish Classical Music

• Format: Printed Sheet Music Fascicle

• Subject: Şair-i Şehir Nazım Efendi and Dârülelhan Külliyatı

• Collector Appeal: An early Dârülelhan Külliyatı fascicle preserving two works by Şair-i Şehir Nazım Efendi and documenting the systematic publication of the Turkish classical music repertoire.