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Çifte Sofyan

A special four-stroke pattern of the very fast mertebe of the Aksak usul; it is mostly written in 9/8 instead of 9/16. Rauf Yektâ refers to the fast (yürük) aksak by this name; it is used in şarkı, türkü, köçekçe and lively dance tunes.

Related: Çifte Sofyan metronomeAksakAydın

Example pieces in this usul (7 in total)

The Çifte Sofyan 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 Sofyan” maddesi; TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, “Yürük Aksak” maddesi