The Turkish crescent, also known as a jingling Johnny, is a percussion instrument typically about 6.5 to 8 feet tall. It consists of an upright wooden pole topped with a conical brass ornament and having brass, crescent-shaped crosspieces. Numerous bells are attached to the crosspieces and elsewhere on the instrument. Often two horsetail plumes of different colors are suspended from the ends of the crosspieces. The instrument is held vertically and is played by either shaking it up and down or twisting it. Today’s edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion opens with a recording of the “Nobles of the Mystic Shrine” in which a Turkish crescent is heard. The march has unusual instrumentation. It can be performed with the Turkish crescent, or it be performed without that instrument, with most of the Turkish flavor being provided by the tambourine and triangle. The second version of the march does not have a Turkish crescent.
- Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (conducted by Frederick Fennel)
Composer: John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Performer: Eastman Wind Ensemble
Album: Fennel Conducts Sousa
- Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Composer: John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Performer: U.S. Marine Band
Album: Sousa 3
- Sweet Georgia Brown
Composer: Ben Bernie (music, 1891-1943), Maceo Pinkard (music, 1897-1962) & Kenneth Casey (lyrics, 1899-1965)
Performer: BBC Big Band Orchestra
Album: Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 3
- You Can't Hurry Love
Composer: Lamont Dozier (1941-2022), Brian Holland (1941- ) & Eddie Holland (1939- )
Performer: Ad Hoc Wind Orchestra
Album: Light Music, Vol. 1
- Out of Space
Composer: Thomas Doss (1966- )
Performer: Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Collingwood
Album: Collingwood Spirit
- Andromeda
Composer: Dan Price
Performer: Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Collingwood
Album: Collingwood Spirit
- Brazil
Composer: Ary Barroso (1903-1964)
Performer: Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Album: Cuban Mambo
- La Malaguena Salerosa
Composer: Pedro Galindo (1906-1989) & Elpidio Ramirez (1882-1960)
Performer: Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Album: Cuban Mambo
- Quintet
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Performer: Consortium Classicum
Album: Italian Serenades
- Second Sinfonietta
Composer: Thiemo Kraas (1984- )
Performer: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
Album: Gaudiubilate
- March in C Major
Composer: C. P. E. Bach (1714-1788)
Performer: Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Album: Little Marches for Wind by Great Composers
