Dedicated to ABDUL MEDJID (1823 – 1861) Turkish sultan who, after the political revolt against the Janissaries, opened new cultural and musical horizons at his court. The Janissaries, that is, the elite Ottoman troops, had among their ranks particular musical bands that greatly influenced the artistic world of the time, contributing to the development and creation of the modern military band. Giuseppe Donizetti, brother of the famous Gaetano, was invited in 1832 to the court of Abdul's father, t...