Mehter

by Feldman, Walter

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The mehter (from Pers. mihtar , lit., the greater [orchestra]) was a musical ensemble consisting of double-reed shawms (zurna, zurnā) , trumpets (boru, borū) , double-headed drums (tabl, ṭabl) , kettledrums (nakare, naqāre, kös) and metallic percussion instruments. Other terms are mehterhane (mehterkhāne ; hane means “house”), tablhane , and tabl u alem (ṭabl u ʿalam , drum and standard). The Ottoman mehter was analogous to the wind, brass, and percussion ensembles used for official, municipal,…

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The mehter (from Pers. mihtar , lit., the greater [orchestra]) was a musical ensemble consisting of double-reed shawms (zurna, zurnā) , trumpets (boru, borū) , double-headed drums (tabl, ṭabl) , kettledrums (nakare, naqāre, kös) and metallic percussion instruments. Other terms are mehterhane (mehterkhāne ; hane means “house”), tablhane , and tabl u alem (ṭabl u ʿalam , drum and standard). The Ottoman mehter was analogous to the wind, brass, and percussion ensembles used for official, municipal, and military purposes in other Islamic states. Traditions in Ottoman and earlier Arabic sources (e.g., Ibn Khaldūn) link

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei3113

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eng Islam

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Feldman, Walter

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