Cemil Bey was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, in 1871 or 1873; his birth date is uncertain. He took his first lessons in music from Kanuni Ahmet Bey and the violin player Kemani Aleksan, his first instruments thus being the violin and the kanun. After completing middle school, he continued in a school for civil servants (Mülkiye), but then devoted himself to music and abandoned his education. He began to play the tanbur quite early in his youth and by the age of 20, his renown had already spread among the tamburis of Istanbul. Reforming the traditional playing technique of the tambur, he developed an energetic technique based on a rich and agile picking style, lightening to a great extent the sonority of this instrument. Later on, he set about playing the Turkish classical kemençe and attained an astonishingly high level of technique, so much so that the virtuosity level of the Ottoman kemençevi of Greek origin Vasilaki (1845–1907), considered as then as "the reference", came to be thought of by certain amateurs to be outmatched. He was also the inventor of the Yaylı tambur[citation needed].
Cemil Bey was able to play any instrument he picked up: he played lavta, cello, yaylı tambur, zurna and several other instruments with equal virtuosity. His taksims and instrumental works he recorded on 78rpms with tanbur, kemençe, lavta, cello and yaylı tambur had considerable impact on generations of musicians following him. The peşrevs and sazsemais he composed are pieces of great taste, requiring a developed performance technique.
According to close friend Mahmut Demirhan:
He bowed his way [on the kemençe] with unheard-of confidence, ease and serenity; from the very dense and close-together notes of high gerdaniye, high muhayyer, and even high çargah, playing melodies clearly and crisply, without falling the least out of tune nor making a faux-pas in fingering; and all of this without the slightest sign of discomfort on his face.[1]
He was a very sensitive and nervous person, who eventually suffered from alcoholism[citation needed]. Most of his compositions have been preserved in his recordings, but some of his works were incomplete when he died.
Compositionsedit
Bestenigâr Saz Semâî (Aksak semâî)
Ferahfezâ Saz Semâî (Aksak semâî)
Ferahfezâ Peşrev (Muhammes)
Hicâzkâr Peşrev (Muhammes)
Hicâzkâr Saz Semâî (Aksak semâî)
Isfahân Saz Semâî (Aksak semâî)
Isfahân Peşrev (Devr-i kebîr)
Kürdîlihicâzkâr Peşrev (Muhammes)
Mâhûr Peşrev (Muhammes)
Mâhûr Peşrev (Muhammes)
Muhayyer Saz Semâî (Aksak semâî)
Muhayyer Peşrev (Devr-i kebîr)
Nevâ Peşrev (Devr-i kebîr)
Şedarabân Saz Semâî (Aksak semâî)
Şedarabân Peşrev (Fahte)
Sûz-i Dilarâ Saz Semâî (Aksak semâî)
Nikrîz Zeybek (Aksak)
Nikrîz Longa (Nîm sofyân)
Kürdîlihicâzkâr Şarkı (Aksak) - Def-i Nalis Eylerim Hep Seyri Ruhsarınla Ben
Hüseynî Şarkı (Devr-i hindî) - Gormek Ister Gozlerim
Şehnâz Şarkı (Sengîn semâî) - Feryad Ki Feryadım
Nihâvend Şarkı (Yürük semâî) - Sevdim Seni Ey İşvebaz
Mâhûr Şarkı (Ağır Aksak semâî) - Var İken Zâtında Böyle Hüsn-ü An
Notesedit
^Karakaya, Fikret (2005). "Tanburi Cemil Bey" in Kemençe : Masters of Turkish Music (2-CD with booklet), Istanbul: Kalan Müzik
Referencesedit
Who is who database - Biography of Tanburi Cemil Bey(in Turkish)
Turkmusikisi.com - Biography and works of Tanburi Cemil Bey(in Turkish)
January 01, 1970
cemil, tanburi, 1873, istanbul, july, 1916, istanbul, ottoman, tanbur, turkish, tambur, yaylı, tambur, kemençe, lavta, virtuoso, composer, greatly, contributed, taksim, improvisation, makam, maqam, genre, ottoman, classical, music, mesut, equally, renowned, tu. Tanburi Cemil Bey 1873 Istanbul July 28 1916 Istanbul was an Ottoman tanbur Turkish tambur yayli tambur kemence and lavta virtuoso and composer who has greatly contributed to the taksim improvisation on a makam maqam genre in Ottoman classical music His son Mesut Cemil Bey was an equally renowned Turkish tambur virtuoso Tamburi Cemil Bey Ottoman طنبورى جميل بك Background informationBirth nameCemilBorn1871 or 1873 Istanbul Ottoman EmpireDied 1916 07 28 July 28 1916 aged 43 Istanbul Ottoman EmpireGenresOttoman classical musicInstrument s tanbur kemence cello lavta yayli tamburLabels reissues Kalan Contents 1 Biography 2 Compositions 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography editCemil Bey was born in Istanbul Ottoman Empire in 1871 or 1873 his birth date is uncertain He took his first lessons in music from Kanuni Ahmet Bey and the violin player Kemani Aleksan his first instruments thus being the violin and the kanun After completing middle school he continued in a school for civil servants Mulkiye but then devoted himself to music and abandoned his education He began to play the tanbur quite early in his youth and by the age of 20 his renown had already spread among the tamburis of Istanbul Reforming the traditional playing technique of the tambur he developed an energetic technique based on a rich and agile picking style lightening to a great extent the sonority of this instrument Later on he set about playing the Turkish classical kemence and attained an astonishingly high level of technique so much so that the virtuosity level of the Ottoman kemencevi of Greek origin Vasilaki 1845 1907 considered as then as the reference came to be thought of by certain amateurs to be outmatched He was also the inventor of the Yayli tambur citation needed Cemil Bey was able to play any instrument he picked up he played lavta cello yayli tambur zurna and several other instruments with equal virtuosity His taksims and instrumental works he recorded on 78rpms with tanbur kemence lavta cello and yayli tambur had considerable impact on generations of musicians following him The pesrevs and sazsemais he composed are pieces of great taste requiring a developed performance technique According to close friend Mahmut Demirhan He bowed his way on the kemence with unheard of confidence ease and serenity from the very dense and close together notes of high gerdaniye high muhayyer and even high cargah playing melodies clearly and crisply without falling the least out of tune nor making a faux pas in fingering and all of this without the slightest sign of discomfort on his face 1 He was a very sensitive and nervous person who eventually suffered from alcoholism citation needed Most of his compositions have been preserved in his recordings but some of his works were incomplete when he died Compositions editBestenigar Saz Semai Aksak semai Ferahfeza Saz Semai Aksak semai Ferahfeza Pesrev Muhammes Hicazkar Pesrev Muhammes Hicazkar Saz Semai Aksak semai Isfahan Saz Semai Aksak semai Isfahan Pesrev Devr i kebir Kurdilihicazkar Pesrev Muhammes Mahur Pesrev Muhammes Mahur Pesrev Muhammes Muhayyer Saz Semai Aksak semai Muhayyer Pesrev Devr i kebir Neva Pesrev Devr i kebir Sedaraban Saz Semai Aksak semai Sedaraban Pesrev Fahte Suz i Dilara Saz Semai Aksak semai Nikriz Zeybek Aksak Nikriz Longa Nim sofyan Kurdilihicazkar Sarki Aksak Def i Nalis Eylerim Hep Seyri Ruhsarinla Ben Huseyni Sarki Devr i hindi Gormek Ister Gozlerim Sehnaz Sarki Sengin semai Feryad Ki Feryadim Nihavend Sarki Yuruk semai Sevdim Seni Ey Isvebaz Mahur Sarki Agir Aksak semai Var Iken Zatinda Boyle Husn u AnNotes edit Karakaya Fikret 2005 Tanburi Cemil Bey in Kemence Masters of Turkish Music 2 CD with booklet Istanbul Kalan MuzikReferences editWho is who database Biography of Tanburi Cemil Bey in Turkish Turkmusikisi com Biography and works of Tanburi Cemil Bey in Turkish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cemil Bey amp oldid 1138455653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
