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Usul

Hafif

A 32-beat large usul; formed from eight sofyan following one another in different arrangements (32/8, 32/4, 32/2). Its pace is lively; used mostly in second bestes, and also in peşrev, kâr and ilahi.

Related: Hafif metronomeBesteKâr

Example pieces in this usul (18 in total)

The Hafif 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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