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Tâhir Ağa
Died: 1828 Hijri calendar: ? – 1243/44
Scores of works by Tâhir Ağa (?–1828): 5 pieces in real notation with AEÜ accidentals, playable with kanun sound, plus recordings.
MakamHicazkâr (4), Uşşak (1)FormŞarkı (4), Ağır semai (1)UsulDevr-i hindi (2), Aksak (1), Türk aksağı (1), Ağır Aksak Semai (1)
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Life
Tâhir Ağa, thought to have been born in the mid-18th century, was trained in the Has Oda (Privy Chamber) of the Enderun and took part in the palace ensemble fasıls under Selim III and Mahmud II. He is remembered as the first known performer to use the kemençe in art music. After leaving the palace he became warden (dizdar) of Yedikule and died in that office around 1830. His surviving works are short, lively şarkıs, mostly in the Hicazkâr and Suzinak makams.
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