Mehter
Leírás
Classical from Istanbul
Another interesting musical style was connected with the military band known as the Mehter. Military music had its origin in Turkey, but the Mehter travelled with the Turks as far as Vienna, and military march themes from the Mehter influenced certain works of great European composers, even Mozart and Beethoven. The Mehter used a combination of Turkish classical and folk music. Big drums and bells were used to punctuate the rhythm and both the style and the use of bells in symphonic music were borrowed from Turkey by western musicians.
Another interesting musical style was connected with the military band known as the Mehter. Military music had its origin in Turkey, but the Mehter travelled with the Turks as far as Vienna, and military march themes from the Mehter influenced certain works of great European composers, even Mozart and Beethoven. The Mehter used a combination of Turkish classical and folk music. Big drums and bells were used to punctuate the rhythm and both the style and the use of bells in symphonic music were borrowed from Turkey by western musicians.