Usul
Ağır Çenber
The third mertebe of the Çenber usul, written in 24/2; it has twenty-four beats. Because of its slowness it is used mostly in first bestes; it is customary to begin these bestes with an “âh” terennüm lasting two or two and a half beats.
Related: Ağır Çenber metronomeÇenberBeste
Example pieces in this usul (7 in total)
- Gel Ey Sâlik · Hammâmîzâde İsmâil Dede Efendi
- Düşmesin Miskin Gönüller · Zaharya (Mîr Cemîl)
- Hasret-i Rûyinle Giryân · Gevrekzâde Mustafa Ağa
- Cemalin Ateş-i · Zaharya (Mîr Cemîl)
- Aşıka Tan · Abdülaziz Efendi
The Ağır Çenber usul page: pattern, metronome and all its pieces