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Usul

Aksak

An usul in 9/8 time; recognized by its uneven (aksak) grouping of beats, and very common in şarkı and dance tunes. Its slower 9/4 form is called Ağır Aksak.

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Related: Aksak metronomeAğır aksak metronomeTürk Aksağı

Example pieces in this usul (156 in total)

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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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