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Miras-ı Saz

Usul

Havi

A large usul of sixty-four beats; its name means “containing”, since it includes usuls such as sofyan, yürük semai and nim hafif. It is used in peşrevs and first bestes in the 64/4 and, more often, the 64/2 mertebe.

Related: Havi metronomeNim HafifPeşrev

Example pieces in this usul (2 in total)

The Havi 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, “Hâvî” maddesi