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Usul

Berefşan

A 32-beat large usul; used mostly in beste, and also in some peşrev, kâr and ilahi. One of the usuls that make up the Zencir usul.

Related: Berefşan metronomePeşrevZencir

Example pieces in this usul (3 in total)

The Berefşan usul page: pattern, metronome and all its pieces

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Sources

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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