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Usul

Fer‘

A large sixteen-beat usul, also known as Fer‘-i Muhammes. In one of the darbeyn usuls it is used in succession with Muhammes; the piece by Abdülhalim Ağa in the archive is also measured in this Fer‘ + Muhammes sequence.

Related: Fer‘ metronomeFer‘-i MuhammesDarbeyn

Example pieces in this usul (1 in total)

The Fer‘ 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, “Usul” maddesi; TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, “Darbeyn” maddesi; İsmail Hakkı Özkan, Türk Mûsikîsi Nazariyatı ve Usûlleri: Kudüm Velveleleri