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Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer (died 1846)

Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi

Ottoman classical composer

Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi was a composer of Ottoman classical music.
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Ney

Middle Eastern end-blown flute

The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in traditional Persian, Turkish, Jewish, Arab, and Egyptian music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played for over 4,500 years, dating back to ancient Egypt, making…
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January 9

Day of the year

January 9 is the ninth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 356 days remain until the end of the year.
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