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Usul

Evsat

A large usul of twenty-six beats and thirteen strokes; it consists of a Türk aksağı occurring twice in a row and two sofyans (26/8, 26/4). It is widely used in religious music, above all in tevşihs and cumhur ilahis.

Related: Evsat metronomeNim EvsatTevşih

Example pieces in this usul (5 in total)

The Evsat 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, “Evsat” maddesi