Buhurizade Mustafa Itri
Nevâ Kâr, Mevlevi music — Ottoman music's greatest composer
The supreme composer of Ottoman classical music. His Nevâ Kâr is the greatest single composition in Turkish art music. His sacred works are still performed in mosques across Turkey.
Key works
- Nevâ Kâr~1690s— The greatest composition in Ottoman classical musicScore / performed in Turkey
- Segâh Tekbir and Salât-ı Ümmiye~1680s— Sacred compositions still heard in every Turkish mosqueScore / performed in Turkey