Tanburi Angeli (c. 1615-1680/90)

Angelis (Angeli, Tanburi Angeli) was a composer and tanbur player who worked as a musician at the Ottoman Palace during the reign of Sultan Mehmed IV (1648–1687). His name appears in imperial records documenting the payroll of instrumental and vocal music instructors. Like Dimitrie Kantemir, whom he taught music for fifteen years, Angelis is considered a pioneering composer in the development of the new instrumental form peşrev. His compositions were distinguished by their slow rhythmic tempo and intricate melodic development. Kantemir mentions him in his book on music and includes four of his compositions.