Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi (9 January 1778 – 29 November 1846) was a composer of

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Biography

He was born on 9 January 1778, at Şehzadebaşı-

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, and started studying music with Mehmed Emin Efendi, at the age of eight. He attended rituals and learned to play the ney at the Yenikapı Mevlevihanesi, a place of

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dervish gatherings. He studied with Ali Nutki Dede and became a " Dede" himself in 1799. Dede Efendi's music was appreciated by Sultan

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and he performed his works at the palace. He composed hundreds of songs and mevlevi rituals. In 1846 he made the pilgrimage to

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but contracted cholera in Mina and died. His grave is now in Mecca.

His music

Dede Efendi gave lessons in Turkish music to Hamparsum Limonciyan who developed the Hamparsum notation, the dominant notation for Turkish music. One of the greatest Turkish composers, he created masterpieces in all forms and modes of

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. He also developed the composite musical modes of "sultanî yegâh", "nev-eser", "saba-buselik", "hicaz-buselik" and "araban kürdî". His greatest works are the seven Mevlevi pieces for Samah. More than two hundred of his compositions are available today. His piece, ''Ey büt-i nev edâ olmuşum müptelâ'', is featured as part of the theme for the Ottoman civilisation in the expansion for the strategy game, Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. He composed the first Turkish Waltz song, Yine Bir Gülnihâl.

Museum

His house and music salon in the Istanbul neighbourhood of Cankurtaran has been preserved and is now a museum. File:The House of Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi.jpg, , alt=His museum in Kumkapi File:Music Salon and original instruments of Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi 01.jpg, File:Music Salon of Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi 03.jpg, File:Guest Salon of Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi 04.jpg,

External links

* http://www.kultur.gov.tr

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dede Efendi, Ismail 1778 births 1846 deaths 19th-century composers from the Ottoman Empire Composers of Ottoman classical music Composers of Turkish makam music

Biography

His music

Museum

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