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Usul

Çifte Düyek

A large usul of sixteen beats and eight strokes made up of two düyeks; the 16/4 mertebe is the one mostly used. It is the first of the five usuls that make up the Zencir usul; it is used in peşrev, kâr, beste, tevşih and ilahi.

Related: Çifte Düyek metronomeDüyekZencir

Example pieces in this usul (6 in total)

The Çifte Düyek 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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Source: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, “Çifte Düyek” maddesi