Giuseppe Donizetti (6 November 1788, Bergamo - 12 February 1856, Istanbul) was, from 1828, Instructor General of the Imperial Ottoman Music at the court of Sultan Mahmud II (1808—39). Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Bergamo ( Bèrghem in Lombard, antiquated Wälsch-Bergen in German) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Mahmud II ( Ottoman Turkish: محمود ثاني Mahmud-ı sānī) ( July 20, 1785 July 1, 1839
His younger brother Gaetano Donizetti was a famous Italian opera composer. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Born in Italy, Istanbul became a second home for the elder Donizetti, where he lived until his death in 1856. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
Giuseppe Donizetti Pasha, as he was called in the Levant, played a significant role in the introduction of European music to the Ottoman military. Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, (paşa پاشا ( Persian: پاشا ( Armenian: Փաշա was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire The military of the Ottoman Empire was divided in three organizational structures the Army Navy and Air Force Apart from overseeing the training of the European-style military bands of Mahmud’s modern army, he taught music at the palace to the members of the Ottoman royal family, the princes and the ladies of the harem, is believed to have composed the first national anthem of the Ottoman Empire, supported the annual Italian opera season in Pera, organised concerts and operatic performances at court, and played host to a number of eminent virtuosi who visited Istanbul at the time, such as Franz Liszt, Parish Alvars and Leopold de Meyer. The Ottoman Empire used anthems since its foundation in the late 13th century but did not use a specific royal or National anthem until the 19th century Italian opera is both the art of Opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language.
He is buried in the vaults of the St. Esprit Cathedral, near the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, in Pera. The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, alternatively known as the St Beyoğlu is a district located on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
Emre Araci published a comprehensive biography of Giuseppe Donizetti in Turkish in 2007, (See: Osmanli Sarayi'nin Italyan Maestrosu, YKY Istanbul, 2007)
Media
- Imperial Ottoman Anthem.mid (believed to be composed by Giuseppe Donizetti)
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Emre Araci, (born 22 December 1968, Ankara) Turkish music historian conductor composerDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic