Udi Mehmed Bey Ottoman Turkish 1920s Musical Notes Sheet Empire Oud Player

Description:

This Ottoman Turkish sheet music contains two compositions from the Turkish music repertoire: Şeb-i Vuslat Hayal Oldu by Udi Mehmed Bey, identified in the Mahur makam, and the anonymous song Çeşmenin Üstüne Yatmalı, identified in the Muhayyer makam. The sheet brings together a named composition and an anonymous traditional song, reflecting the variety of repertoire that was preserved and circulated through printed music publications in Istanbul during the early 20th century.

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 first work, Şeb-i Vuslat Hayal Oldu, is attributed to Udi Mehmed Bey and is identified as being in the Mahur makam. The second work, Çeşmenin Üstüne Yatmalı, is marked as anonymous and is identified in the publication as being in the Muhayyer makam. The inclusion of both a named composer and an anonymous work illustrates the range of musical material found in early printed Turkish music and preserves the makam information associated with each composition.

Published in Istanbul during the 1920s as No. 807 of the Müntehabat series, this sheet is a notable example of Ottoman Turkish printed musical material from the period. Its combination of Udi Mehmed Bey’s composition with an anonymous repertoire piece, together with the Mahur and Muhayyer makam indications, makes it an interesting document for collectors of Ottoman sheet music, Turkish music and historical music ephemera.

Key Features:

• Works: Şeb-i Vuslat Hayal Oldu & Çeşmenin Üstüne Yatmalı

• Composers: Udi Mehmed Bey / Anonymous

• First Work: Şeb-i Vuslat Hayal Oldu

• First Work Makam: Mahur

• Second Work: Çeşmenin Üstüne Yatmalı

• Second Work Makam: Muhayyer

• Publisher: Kudmanizâde Udî Şamlı İskender

• Series: Müntehabat

• Series No.: 807

• Publication Place: Istanbul

• Publication Period: 1920s

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Genre: Turkish Music

• Format: Printed Sheet Music

• Subject: Udi Mehmed Bey, Anonymous Repertoire, Mahur, Muhayyer and Şamlı İskender Müntehabat Series

• Collector Appeal: An early 20th-century Ottoman Turkish printed music publication, No. 807 of the Müntehabat series, preserving two works from different parts of the Turkish music repertoire and representing the historical publishing tradition of Şamlı İskender.