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Usul

Durak Evferi

A large usul of twenty-one beats (21/4) made up of a Türk aksağı and four sofyans; it belongs entirely to religious music. Suphi Ezgi used this usul to notate durak, na't, mersiye and tevşih pieces that are sung without usul.

Related: Durak Evferi metronomeDurakTürk Aksağı

Example pieces in this usul (3 in total)

The Durak Evferi 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, “Durak Evferi” maddesi