PREFACE.  INTRODUCTION.  PART I  1. ORGANIZATION.  a. THE MULTIPLE MEANINGS OF THE WORD MEHTER. b. THE MULTIPLE ROLES OF MEHTERS. c. THE INCLUSION OF THE MUSICIANS IN THE MEHTERHANE: From Nevbethane. to Mehterhane..23  2. LEGACY.  a. THE MEHTERS AND THE JANISSARIES: Problems in the Reconstruction of the Musician Mehters. b. THE EUROPEAN LEGACY OF THE MUSICIAN MEHTERS: Mendelssohn’s Cymbals.  3. MUSIC.  a. THE COLORFUL WORLD OF THE MUSICIAN MEHTERS.  1. The Official Musician Mehters.  2. The Unofficial Musician Mehters.  b. STYLE, MELODY, POLYPHONY AND MODERNISM.  1. Harbi.  2. Zurna.  3. Boru.  4. New Techniques for New Mehter Music.  PART II  a. STYLES SPECIFIC TO OFFICIAL MEHTER MUSIC. b. COMPOSERS OF OFFICIAL MEHTER MUSIC. c. THE MEVLEVİYYE AND THE MEHTERAN. d. THE UNOFFICIAL MUSICIAN MEHTERS. e. CONTEMPORARY MEHTER MUSIC.  f. CD CONTENT.  1- Neva Taksim   2- Neva Çeng-i Harbi.  3- Çeng-i Harbi  4- Tahir Semai-i Harbi  5- Pişrev-i Hammali (Fahte-i Harbi)  6- Pişrev-i Benefşezar (Düyek-i Harbi)  7- Segah Karabatak Pişrev  8- Neva Pişrev  9- Ferahfeza Mevlevi Ayini Son Pişrev   10- Ferahfeza Mevlevi Ayini Son Yürük Semai.  11- Hünkar Pişrevi   12- Irak Semai.  13- Yayla Karşılaması.  14- Beyati Türkü.  15- Pehlivan Havası  16- Ey Gaziler  17- Ottomanist (Uşşak Saz Semai-i Harbi)  18- Rast Fantezi  BIBLIOGRAPHY. ILLUSTRATIONS AND MUSICAL SCORES.  MEHTERHANE-İ HAKANİ NOTALARI. INDEX.