Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: June 13 and 17, 2026

When Brass, Reeds, and Percussion speaks of Turkish music, we don’t mean the music of Turkey. Instead, we mean a genre of Western classical music that was based on the music of Turkish military bands. Indeed, most of our Western percussion instruments are based on the instruments of the Turkish military bands encountered during the 1683 Battle of Vienna when the Muslim Ottoman Empire almost captured Vienna. These instruments include tympani, the bass drum, the snare drum, cymbals, triangle, and the jingling johnny. Today’s edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features Turkish music composed by Mozart, Michael Haydn, Louis Spohr, and Rossini.

1. 1. Janissary March from “Abduction from Seraglio“
      Composer:  Wolgang Mozart (1756-1791)
      Performer:  Zefiro Harmonie
      Album:  Harmonie and Tucherie
   2. Turkish March
      Composer:  Michael Haydn (1737-1806)
      Performer:  Zefiro Harmonie
      Album:  Harmonie and Tucherie
   3. March from Notturno
      Composer:  Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
      Performer:  Zefiro Harmonie
      Album:  Harmonie and Tucherie
   4. Overture from “Italian Girl in Algiers” (1813)
      Composer:  Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
      Performer:  Consortium Classicum
      Album:  Overtures Arranged for Wind Ensemble
   5. Overture from “Turk in Italy” (1814)
      Composer:  Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
      Performer:  Zefiro Harmonie
      Album:  Harmonie and Tucherie
   6. Un Balo in Maschera
      Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), arranged by Sanako Yamazato
      Performer:  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
      Album:  New Arrangement Collections, Vol. 9
   7. Can You Read My Mind
      Composer:  John Williams (1932- )
      Performer:  Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines (Commando Training Center)
      Album:  Action Front
   8. Fifty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong (1927 recording)
      Composer:  Fred Fisher (music, 1875-1942), William Raskin (lyrics, 1896-1942) & Billy Rose (lyrics, 1899-1966)
      Performer:  Sophie Tucker & Miff Mole and His Molers
      Album:  Sophie Tucker: Some of These Days
   9. Man I Love (1928 recording)
      Composer:  George Gershwin (1898-1937) & Ira Gershwin (1896-1983)
      Performer:  Sophie Tucker
      Album:  Sophie Tucker: Some of These Days
   10. Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo, 1950 recording)
       Composer:  Perez Prado (1916-1989)
       Performer:  Dave Barbour & His Orchestra
       Album:  Mambo Fever