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Firengi Fer‘

A large twenty-eight-beat usul whose name means “European-style fer‘”; it consists of two yürük semais and four sofyans and is written in 28/4. It is said to have been devised with inspiration from Frenkçin; it was used very rarely, and the surviving examples are bestes.

Related: Firengi Fer‘ metronomeFrenkçinBeste

Example pieces in this usul (1 in total)

The Firengi Fer‘ 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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Source: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, “Firengî Fer‘” maddesi