Udi Mehmed Bey – Derdin Ne İse Ottoman Turkish 1920s Musical Notes Sheet Empire Oud Player

Description:

Derdin Ne İse Saklama is a Turkish music composition by Udi Mehmed Bey, identified in the Kürdilihicazkâr makam. The work is presented here as an Ottoman Turkish printed sheet from the early 20th century and was published in Istanbul during the 1920s by Udcu Kudmanizade Şamlı İskender. This example forms part of the publisher’s Müntehabat series and is identified as No. 789, documenting the continued circulation of Turkish musical repertoire through printed notation.

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 Kürdilihicazkâr makam designation preserves important information about the musical identity of the composition and reflects the modal system used in Turkish classical music. As part of the Müntehabat series, the sheet also provides a bibliographical record of how individual compositions were organized and distributed as printed music during the period.

Published in Istanbul during the 1920s as No. 789 of the Müntehabat series, this sheet is a notable example of early 20th-century Ottoman Turkish printed musical material. Its association with Udi Mehmed Bey, the Kürdilihicazkâr makam and the Şamlı İskender publishing tradition makes it an interesting piece for collectors of Ottoman sheet music, Turkish music and historical music ephemera.

Key Features:

• Composer: Udi Mehmed Bey

• Work: Derdin Ne İse Saklama

• Makam: Kürdilihicazkâr

• Publisher: Kudmanizâde Udî Şamlı İskender

• Series: Müntehabat

• Series No.: 789

• Publication Place: Istanbul

• Publication Period: 1920s

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Genre: Turkish Music

• Format: Printed Sheet Music

• Subject: Udi Mehmed Bey, Kürdilihicazkâr Makamı and Şamlı İskender Müntehabat Series

• Collector Appeal: An early 20th-century Ottoman Turkish printed music publication, No. 789 of the Müntehabat series, documenting the work of Udi Mehmed Bey and the historical publishing tradition of Şamlı İskender.