Dimitrie Cantemir

Dimitrie Cantemir (??????? ???????? in Russian, Kantemiro?lu in Turkish), (October 26 1673 - 1723) was a Moldavian Voivode, linguist and scholar.

Musicology

A well-trained performer and composer of Ottoman music, Cantemir was also one of the most remarkable theoricians of it. His book, "Kitâbu 'Ilmi'l-Mûsikí alâ Vechi'l-Hurûfât" ("The Book of the Science of Music through Letters") (in Turkish) not only deals with melodic and rhythmic structure and practice of Ottoman music, but also hosts several works composed contemporary and before the time of the author, as well as his own, in an alphabetical notation system he invented, thus preserving numerous otherwise would be lost musical work to day. The publishing place and date are: Ia?i 1698.

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Composer - Ottoman music - Turkish - Ia?i - 1698

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The most recent publication of his abovementioned work, reprint along with complete transcription and explanations, is:

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"Kantemiro?lu, Kitâbu '?lmi'l-Mûsiki alâ Vechi'l-Hurûfât, Mûsikiyi Harflerle Tesbit ve ?crâ ?lminin Kitab?", Yalç?n Tura, Yap? Kredi Yay?nlar?, Istanbul 2001, ISBN: 975-08-0167-9

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Yalç?n Tura - Istanbul - 2001 - ISBN

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Romanian historian and musicologist Eugenia Popescu-Judetz has numerous works on Cantemir, the most recent of which being a monograph (in English, also translated into Turkish):

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Romanian - Historian - Musicologist - English - Turkish

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"Prince Dimitrie Cantemir, Theorist and Composer of Turkish Music", Eugenia Popescu-Judetz, Pan Yay?nc?l?k, Istanbul 1999, ISBN: 975-7652-82-2

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Eugenia Popescu-Judetz - Istanbul - 1999 - ISBN

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