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Miras-ı Saz

Usul

Müsemmen

A small eight-beat usul written in 8/8; it is formed by combining a semai and a Türk aksağı. Hacı Ârif Bey is held to have devised it and been the first to use it; it is also known as Katikofti and is used mostly in şarkı, türkü and ilahi.

Related: Müsemmen metronomeKatikoftiTürk Aksağı

Example pieces in this usul (25 in total)

The Müsemmen 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, “Müsemmen” maddesi