Sadettin Heper
Encyclopedia
Sadettin Heper was a composer of Turkish music considered as an important link to the world of Turkish Mevlevi
music before the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. He was born
in the Eyüp
neighborhood of Istanbul
as the son of Halit Efendi and Zehra Hanim.
Until the religious venues where the Mevlevi
s practiced were closed in 1924 due
to the prevailing secular ideology, he played the kudüm
, a percussion instrument,
in Mevlevi religious ceremonies. Later, he worked for the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory. He
regularly performed on the kudüm drum at ceremonies commemorating Mevlana in Konya
when the government lifted the restrictions for these occasions. He published a complete set of Mevlevi ayin (music and words for the ceremonies), including translations from the original Persian texts into Turkish. He died in Eyüp.
He started his musical studies under Ahmed Irsoy, from whom he learned over a thousand
religious and nonreligious songs. He learned the Ney
from Hakkı Dede. He was educated
in the traditional school of Turkish music which was learned from teacher to student. He
was against the theoretical approach formed by scholars Arel, Ezgi and Uzdilek (the so-called
Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system). He composed over 15 songs and taught many important musicians, including Kâni Karaca
, Aziz Bahriyeli, Hüseyin Top, and Ahmet Özhan
.
Mevlevi
The Mevlevi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded in Konya by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form...
music before the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. He was born
in the Eyüp
Eyüp
-External links:* * * * *...
neighborhood of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
as the son of Halit Efendi and Zehra Hanim.
Until the religious venues where the Mevlevi
Mevlevi
The Mevlevi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded in Konya by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form...
s practiced were closed in 1924 due
to the prevailing secular ideology, he played the kudüm
Kudüm
Kudüm is one of the most fundamental rhythm instruments in classical Turkish music. The personplaying it is called kudümzen. It is among ney, rebap, and halile as one of thefour main instruments in Mevlevi music....
, a percussion instrument,
in Mevlevi religious ceremonies. Later, he worked for the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory. He
regularly performed on the kudüm drum at ceremonies commemorating Mevlana in Konya
Konya
Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:...
when the government lifted the restrictions for these occasions. He published a complete set of Mevlevi ayin (music and words for the ceremonies), including translations from the original Persian texts into Turkish. He died in Eyüp.
He started his musical studies under Ahmed Irsoy, from whom he learned over a thousand
religious and nonreligious songs. He learned the Ney
Ney
The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. It is a very ancient instrument, with depictions of ney players appearing in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids and actual neys being found...
from Hakkı Dede. He was educated
in the traditional school of Turkish music which was learned from teacher to student. He
was against the theoretical approach formed by scholars Arel, Ezgi and Uzdilek (the so-called
Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system). He composed over 15 songs and taught many important musicians, including Kâni Karaca
Kani Karaca
Kâni Karaca , born in Adana, Turkey was a Turkish singer. He lost his eyesight at the age of 2 and memorized the Quran in elementary school. He came to Istanbul in 1950 and worked with Sadettin Kaynak, a major composer and performer of Turkish music at the time...
, Aziz Bahriyeli, Hüseyin Top, and Ahmet Özhan
Ahmet Özhan
Ahmet Özhan is a prominent Turkish classic music singer, conductor and actor.- Biography :He started singing in Turkish clubs when he was about 18...
.