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Usul

Darbeyn

Meaning “two strokes”; the name of compound usuls built by playing two different large usuls with matching movement one after the other, once, twice or three times each (e.g. Fer‘ + Muhammes). They are used in peşrevs and more often in bestes.

Related: Darbeyn metronomeFer‘MuhammesBüyük usul (large usul)

Example pieces in this usul (1 in total)

The Darbeyn 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, “Darbeyn” maddesi