Form

Kâr

The largest and most elaborate type of vocal work; usually composed with extended terennüm sections in large usuls, showcasing the composer's skill.

Example pieces from the archive (5 in total)

Gül Bî-Rûh-i Yâr · Abdülkadir Meragi
Ey Gülbün-i Iyş · Buhûrîzâde Mustafa Itrî
Pek Sevdim Efendim · Hacı Fâik Bey
Ey ki Dostân Âşıkân · Damat İbrahim Paşa
Şeş-Âğaz Kâr · Abdülkadir Meragi

Kâr works in the sheet music archive

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.

TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi

Yılmaz Öztuna, Türk Musikisi: Akademik Klasik Türk San'at Musikisi'nin Ansiklopedik Sözlüğü, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara, 1990.

H. Sadettin Arel, Türk Mûsikîsi Nazariyatı Dersleri (haz. Onur Akdoğu), Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara, 1991.

Vikipedi, “Türk müziği” maddesi.

Example pieces from the archive (5 in total)

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