mehter

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Ottoman military band marching band military music tradition

Mehter is the traditional Ottoman military band music, characterized by powerful percussion and wind instruments and considered one of the oldest forms of military marching music in the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
mehter canonical	1
mehterân	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ottoman military band ⓘ marching band ⓘ military music tradition ⓘ
associatedWith	Janissaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman army NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman sultans NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristicFeature	antiphonal brass and winds ⓘ loud percussion ⓘ shrill double-reed melodies ⓘ slow and dignified marching tempo ⓘ strong rhythmic patterns ⓘ
considered	one of the oldest military marching band traditions in the world ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of Ottoman military power ⓘ symbol of Turkish national heritage ⓘ touristic cultural performance in Turkey ⓘ
eraOfOrigin	late Seljuk and early Ottoman period ⓘ
genre	Ottoman classical music NERFINISHED ⓘ marching music ⓘ military music ⓘ
historicalRole	Ottoman military ceremonial music ⓘ battlefield morale music ⓘ imperial court ceremony music ⓘ
influenced	Austrian military music ⓘ European military bands ⓘ Prussian military music ⓘ classical composers interested in Turkish style ⓘ
language	Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish ⓘ
modernInstitution	Istanbul Military Museum Mehter Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehteran Unit of the Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePiece	Ceddin Deden NERFINISHED ⓘ Genç Osman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehter Marşı NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedAt	historical reenactments ⓘ military ceremonies ⓘ national holidays in Turkey ⓘ sporting events in Turkey ⓘ
typicalEnsembleType	wind and percussion ensemble ⓘ
typicalRepertoire	military marches ⓘ religious and heroic songs ⓘ
usesInstrument	boru ⓘ davul ⓘ kös ⓘ mehter drum NERFINISHED ⓘ mehter trumpet ⓘ nakkare ⓘ zil ⓘ zurna ⓘ

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Ottoman military music (mehter) → alsoKnownAs → mehter ⓘ

this entity surface form: mehterân