The Oud

Necati Celik

Necati Celik was born in 1955 in Konya, Turkey. This is the home of the Mevlevi order of dervishes, and as a young man Celik performed on oud in the Mevlevi rituals, where he met some of Turkey's foremost oud masters. In 1975 he established his own private music school in Konya, and he went on to become an oud instructor at the Music Department of Konya's Seljuk University. In 1986 he became an oud artist at the Turkish Ministry of Culture's State Music Ensemble. He also performed with the Necdet Yasar Ensemble. He has performed and taught throughout the world, and continues do do so.

Yasemin: Classical Turkish Oud Music
(7/8 Music 079803)

A chance to hear the Turkish oud master perform a series of improvisations and compositions of the great Turkish classical composers, such as Tanburi Cemil Bey and Cinucen Tanrikorur. If you enjoyed the CD by Munir Nurettin Beken, then you will love this one.

1. Taksim 9:24
2. Muhayyer Pesrev (Tanburi Cemil Bey) 1:31
3. Muhayyer Sazsemaisi (Tanburi Cemil Bey) 4:13
4. Huseyni Cecen Kizi (Tanburi Cemil Bey) 3:04
5. Taksim 7:20
6. Sadaraban Pesrev (Refik Fersan) 4:02
7. Sadaraban Sazsemaisi (Tanburi Cemil Bey) 3:13
8. Nihavend Sazsemaisi (Mes'ud Cemil) 1:25
9. Nikriz Sirto 2:16
10. Hicaz Taksim 4:57
11. Hicaz Pesrevi (Refik Fersan) 2:05
12. Hicaz Sazsemaisi (Refik Talat Alpman) 4:07
13. Hicaz Mandira 3:48
14. Taksim 3:04
15. Muhayyerkurdi Sazsemaisi (Resat Aysu) 6:31
16. Taksim 2:00
17. Sultan-i Yegah Sirto 4:37
18. Uzzal Nakis Yuruksemai (Cinucen Tanrikorur) 4:11

Classical Music of Turkey
(Near Eastern Music West NEMW 1001)

This recording features Necati Celik together with Halil Karaduman on kanun, performaing a series of classical Turkish pieces. The CD is available for $18 from NEMW c/o Mimi Spencer, 1201 Brickyard Way #406, Point Richmond, CA 94801, USA. You can email Mimi Spencer first at mimikanun@attbi.com.

1. Taksimler 11:48
    Huzzam Pesrevi - 2nd hane (Seyfettin Osmanoglu)
    Huzzam Saz Semaisi (Nevres Bey)
2. Taksimler 6:29
    Evcara Pesrevi - 2nd hane (Dilhayat Kalfa)
3. Evcara Saz Semaisi (Dilhayat Kalfa) 5:12
4. Taksimler 15:30
    Mahur Pesrevi - 4th hane (Rauf Yekta Bey)
    Mahur Saz Semaisi (Refik Talat Bey)
5. Taksimler 10:50
    Hicazkar Saz Semaisi (Tanburi Cemil Bey)
6. Hicazkar Oyun Havasi (Nuri Halil Poyraz) 3:56
7. Taksimler 10:00
    Cecen Kizi (Tanburi Cemil Bey)
    Ondort'lu Oyun Havasi (Anonymous)
    Hicaz Mandira (Anonymous)
8. Hicazkar Sirto (Anonymous) 2:03
    (also known as Cargah Sirto)

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