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Usul

Düm

The strongest, lowest stroke of an usul; produced on the kudüm with the right hand, and on the darbuka by striking the center of the skin.

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Related: TekUsulUsul vurmak (keeping the usul)Sofyan metronome

Example pieces in this usul (51 in total)

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

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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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