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Usul

Ağır Düyek

The second mertebe of the Düyek usul, written in 8/4; it has eight beats and five strokes. It is used in peşrev, kâr, beste and şarkı, as well as in Mevlevî âyins (especially the 1st and 3rd selâms), tevşih and ilahi.

Related: Ağır düyek metronomeDüyekPeşrev

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The definitions were written in our own words, drawing on sources such as the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Yılmaz Öztuna's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Music and Wikipedia; pitch and interval values follow the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system. This content has not yet been reviewed by an expert; if you spot a mistake, please write to us.

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Source: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, “Düyek” maddesi