Picoğlu Osman (, 1901 – 31 May 1946) was a

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kemençe player from the Eastern

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. He was also a famous composer and he is thought to be one of the best kemençe players.

Early life

He was born in

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in Northeastern Turkey. His father's name was İsmail and his mother's name was Esma. His mother died in 1905 and his father died in 1912. In 1910, when he was at the age of 9, he began playing kemençe. Another kemençe player Kodalak Halil Agha taught him how to play kemençe. Then he attended traditional festivals and weddings and performed famous kemençe

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Osman as a virtuoso

Osman was thought to be a very talented player because of his style of play. He worked at

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Radio in

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for four months. He recorded songs on

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s. His records include: *"Gireson Eşref bey şarkısı" *"Trabzon Kahya Şarkısı" *"Gireson karşılaması (

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)" *"Trabzon Şarkısı (Fadime)" *"Geminin İçineyum" *"Romiko" (''Gireson Milli Şarkısı'') *"Tamzara Havası" *"Trabzon Sıksara Horon Havası" *"Giresun Üstünde Vapur Bağırıyor" *"Anlamıyorsun Beni" or (

: "Anam vay olsun beni") During

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's visit to

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, Picoğlu played kemençe in front of the president.Çiçek, Seyfullah, Piçoğlu Osman, He influenced a lot of kemençe players who are now among the best. Mehmet Sırrı Öztürk is an important kemençe player who is influenced by Picoğlu.

Death

He was on board of a ship which sailed to

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when he died. His cause of death is not exactly known but it is thought to be

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Photos

File:Picogluosmankemenceci.jpg, Picoğlu Osman File:Kemenche0.jpg, Turkish

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osman, Picoglu 1901 births 1946 deaths People from Görele People from Trebizond vilayet Turkish folk musicians Kemençe players 20th-century violinists 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Turkey Alcohol-related deaths in Turkey