Definition of janissary music
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: music of military bands formed on the Turkish model and featuring shrill fifes and loud oboes and drums, cymbals, triangles, and Turkish crescents
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: orchestral or other music imitating this music or its qualities
— called also Turkish music
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“Janissary music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/janissary%20music. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.
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