Scores
Original compositions
Published scores
Erato / Contemporary modal music / Michiel van der Meulen / TouMilou, 2022 / 17 pp / ISBN 9789082638448
1. Crimson (Nihâvend Saz Semâî) / 2. Meltem (Hüseynî Karşılama) / 3. Aj, Sarajevo (Nihâvend Yürük Semâî) / 4. Sapor (Muhayyer Peşrev) / 5. Kilim (Janino) / 6. Uşşak Seyir (Sefik Gürmeriç) / 7. The Rose and the Nightingale (Phrygian Phantasy) / 8. Blackcap (Albanian folk melody) / 9. Phoenix (Kürdî Devr-i Hindî) / 10. Manastırka (Poustséno/Pušteno) / 11. Romanza (Acem Aşîrân Saz Semâî) / 12. Acem Asîrân Seyir (Erol Bingöl) / 13. Erato (Acem-Bûselik Medhal) / 14. Erebos (Şive-nüma Peşrev)
Európe / Contemporary modal music / Michiel van der Meulen / TouMilou, 2019 / 14 pp / ISBN 9789082638417
1. Hebros (Hüseynî Karşılama) / 2. Diaspora (Isfahân-Kürdî Peşrev) / 3. Dali Znaeš Pomniš Li (Κürdîli Hicâzkar Rumeli Şarkı) / 4. Barbanera (Nihâvend Evfer) / 5. Endülüs (Hüseynî-Asîran Yürük Semâî) / 6. Kairos (Stankina) / 7. Manastırka (Poustséno/Pušteno) / 8. Yol (Isfahân-Kürdî Saz Semâî) / 9. Trandafirul Rău Tînjeşte (Doină)
Pîrî Reis / Contemporary modal music / Michiel van der Meulen / TouMilou, 2016 / 12 pp / ISBN 9789082638400
1. Şehnaz Yürük Semâî / 2. Kürdî Saz Semâî «Zaman Yolcusu» / 3. Anamnisi / 4. Dügah Saz Semâî / 5. Nev-Eser Peşrev «Muhabbet» / 6. Nihâvend Saz Semâî «To Laiko»
Selected unpublished scores
- Beyâti Saz Semâî (2021)
- Bûselik Saz Semâî (2012)
- Fera-Fezâh Saz Semâî (2018)
- Hicâz Peşrev (2014)
- Hüseynî Saz Semâî (2012)
- Hüseynî Sengin Semâî «Janus» (2017)
- Hüseynî-Zemzeme Saz Semâî (2014)
- Isfahân-Kürdî Seyir (2022)
- Kürdîlihicâzkâr Saz Semâî (2014)
- Muhayyer-Kürdi Saz Semâî «To Skyladiko» (2014)
- Nevâ Saz Semâî «Albertona balkanika» (2016)
- Rast Saz Semâî (2013)
- Uşşak Saz Semâî (2014)
- Žalajte mi majki (2018) – Arrangement of a Macedonian čalgija song, with newly composed coda section
Modal transcription service
You can contact us if you are in need of a modal transcription of Ottoman/Turkish or Balkan music:
- The microtonal Turkish Arel-Ezgi system will be used.
- Pieces are transcribed in the standard pitch of the makam at hand (regardless of the pitch of the rendition).
- Phrasing and embellishments are captured at the customary level of detail (non-instrument-specific).
- It’ll be melody only – the transciption will not include second voices or chord accompaniments.
- Please familarise yourself with these and other conventions to avoid surprises.
- Make sure you first check the availability of the piece on Yücel Müzik (neyzen.com) and Nota Arşivleri, the two most comprehensive online libraries of Turkish sheet music.
Pricing depends on lenght and complexity:
- Short instrumental forms: € 50 (peşrev, saz semâî, yürük semâî, medhal, sirto, longa, oyun havası, suitable Balkan folk melodies).
- Short vocal forms: € 75 (provided that lyrics are available; beste, şarkı, türkü, suitable Balkan folk songs).
- Longer instrumental or vocal forms: request quotation.
The score will be delivered in pdf format (A4 unless otherwise specified). The Hicâz Kadim Saz Eseri by Tanbûri Cemil Bey (1872–1916) is provided as a worked example:
- Listen to a rendition by the composer on YouTube.
- View the transcription.
Other material
Ottoman classical
Traditionele Turkse Kunstmuziek (Traditional Turkish Art Music) / Digital supplement to the 2nd edition / Wouter Swets / TouMilou, 2019 / 38 pp / ISBN 9789082638424
Nineteen classical Ottoman works by Şevki Bey (1860–1891), Hacı Arif Bey (1831–1885), Selim III (1761–1808), İsak Varon (1884–1962), Dellalzâde İsmâil Efendi (1797–1869), Fehmi Tokay (1889–1959), Refik Fersan (1893–1965), Tanburi Cemil Bey (1871–1916), Zekâi Dede (1825–1879), Wouter Swets (1930–2016), Enfî Hasan Ağa (1670?–1729), Zaharya Efendi (?–1740), Kassamzâde Mehmet Efendi (1705?–1770?), İzzeddin Hümâyî Bey (1876–1950) and Rifat Bey (1820–1888), and thirteen seyirs by Erol Bingöl (1948) and Şefik Gürmeriç (1904–1967).
Balkan & Turkish folk
TouMilou manages balkanika.nl, an online, members-only library of Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Greek, North Macedonian, Romanian, Serbian and Turkish folk music Membership is awarded by invitation, to those who can make a significant contribution to the collection.