Picoğlu Osman

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Picoğlu Osman
Giresun province, Turkey)
OriginGörele, Turkey
Died31 May 1946(1946-05-31) (aged 44)
Black Sea Coast, Turkey
GenresKemençe of the Black Sea
Occupation(s)Kemençe player
Years active1910–1946

Picoğlu Osman (Turkish: [piˈdʒoːɫu ˈosman], 1901[1] – 31 May 1946) was a Turkish kemençe player[2] from the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. He was also a famous composer and he is thought to be one of the best kemençe players.

Early life

He was born in

türküs
.

Osman as a virtuoso

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

vinyls
. His records include:

  • "Gireson Eşref bey şarkısı"
  • "Trabzon Kahya Şarkısı"
  • "Gireson karşılaması (
    Karşılama
    )"
  • "Trabzon Şarkısı (Fadime)"
  • "Geminin İçineyum"
  • "Romiko" (Gireson Milli Şarkısı)
  • "Tamzara Havası"
  • "Trabzon Sıksara Horon Havası"
  • "Giresun Üstünde Vapur Bağırıyor"
  • "Anlamıyorsun Beni" or (TRT: "Anam vay olsun beni")

During Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's visit to Trabzon, Picoğlu played kemençe in front of the president.[3]

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

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Notes

  1. ^ It is not exactly known which day he was born. Also, some sources even claim that he was not born in 1901 but 1899. But it has never been proven. Ottoman sources claim he was born in the Rumi year of 1316

References

  1. ISBN 9944-5433-0-6 [page needed
    ]
  2. ISBN 9944-5433-0-6 [page needed
    ]
  3. ISBN 9944-5433-0-6 [page needed
    ]
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