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Miras-ı Saz

Usul

Mevlevî Evferi

The slow mertebe of the Evfer usul, written in 9/4 (Ağır Evfer); it is almost invariably the usul of the second selâms of Mevlevî âyins. The second selâms usually begin with the Türk aksağı, the second part of the usul.

Related: Mevlevî Evferi metronomeEvferAğır EvferSelam

Example pieces in this usul (2 in total)

The Mevlevî Evferi 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, “Evfer” maddesi