Giuseppe Donizetti
1788–1856 · 19th century · 1 melody
Giuseppe Donizetti (1788–1856), known in Turkey as Donizetti Paşa, was a musician from Bergamo who led the music of the Ottoman court in Istanbul. Melody you can play here: Mahmudiye March.
From 1828 he taught the palace musicians Western instruments and notation, and he composed the Mahmudiye March (1829). He was the older brother of the opera composer Gaetano Donizetti.