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Lenk Fahte

A small ten-beat usul; it is also called aksak fahte because of its hidden limp, and nim fahte because it is half of Fahte. It is mostly written in 10/4 and used in peşrev, beste and âyin; it is the traditional usul of nakış bestes.

Related: Lenk Fahte metronomeFahteNakış

Example pieces in this usul (2 in total)

The Lenk Fahte 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, “Lenk Fahte” maddesi