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Miras-ı Saz

Usul

Darb

Arabic for “striking”; each stroke in an usul. It also appears in usul names such as Darb-ı Fetih and Darbeyn.

Related: Vuruş (stroke)Darb-ı Fetih

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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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