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Enfi Hasan Ağa

Composer · Died: 1724
Hijri calendar: ⁦? – 1136/37⁩

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  • Born in: Istanbul, Fındıklı
  • Position: Chief singer of the Enderun
  • Period: Reign of Ahmed III, Tulip Era
  • Known works: Nişâburek beste and semâi
  • Pen names: Hulûs, Hasan

Life

Enfî Hasan Ağa was born in Fındıklı, Istanbul; he was known by the nicknames Enfî and Burnaz. He received his first musical knowledge from his father, entered the Enderun at a young age and was trained in the kilâr-ı hâssa (privy pantry). In the reign of Ahmed III he became chief singer (serhânende) and directed the large fasıl ensemble at the circumcision festival of the princes in 1720. He was a fine tanbur player. He is reported to have composed more than two hundred works; he set poems by Nedîm and ilâhis by Yunus Emre and Hasan Sezâî to music. His beste and semâi in makam nişâburek are among his best-known works.[1, 2]

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  1. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
  2. corpus-musicae-ottomanicae.de