Itri's lyrics & chords

Buhurizade Mustafa Itri Efendi, usually known simply as Itri (1640-1711), was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music. Itri was a major exponent of Turkish classical music. He was a prolific composer, producing over a thousand works, of which only about forty survive. It is believed that he was a Mevlevi, and composed religious music for this order. He lived through the times of five Ottoman Emperors. He became well known during the time of Mehmet IV. He sang in fasıls, which are concert programs with the same makam, in the pres...read more