The impact of Turkish military bands on European court festivals in the 17th and 18th centuries

Tree-Ring Dating of Turkish Musical Instruments

“…As mentioned above, the 18th Century was the period when the “Turkey” fashion spread throughout Europe (Picken 1975). Influences of Turkish music can still be heard in ceremonies of European palaces (Bowles 2006), and some of the percussion instruments, such as cymbals and bells, have developed from instruments typical of Turkish military bands (Labaree 2020). Such an interesting blend of the European and Turkish musical culture was the basis for not only cultural, but also economic and commercial exchanges, involving the best wood for construction of musical instruments.…”

Orienting a Nation: The Turkish National Anthem Controversies

“…32 Nonetheless, the mehter-inspired instrumentation in these ensembles contributed the martial associations of these and subsequent military bands as well as the signification of Turkishness in European art music compositions of the period. 33 Importantly, the Turkish ruling elite's growing embrace of European art music also entailed an adoption of the orientalized signification of Turkishness from which much of the tradition emerged.…”

Interactions of Saracens and Early Turkish Military Music

“…Kânûnî (ölüm 974/1566) zamanında; yeni kanunlarla kıyafetleri, iç yapısı ve çalışmaları düzenlenen mehter takımının en büyüğü padişahın olmak koşuluyla, devlet ricâlinin ve hatta esnaftan kişilerin de mehter takımı olduğu bilinmektedir (Altınölçek, 2014(Altınölçek, : 1114. Devletin bir anlamda gücünü temsil eden mehter takımı, icrâsı ve görünüşüyle Avrupa askerî bandosunu büyük ölçüde etkilemiştir (Bowles, 2006: Odabaşı 534). Kappey'in görüşü şöyledir: Yeniçeriler, Avrupa'nın askerî bandolarının inşası üzerinde oldukça belirgin bir etki meydana getirmişlerdir (Kappey, 1907: 81).…”