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)
- Kamer Çehre Peri Rû Tende · Hacı Ârif Bey
- Gösterip Ağyâre Lûtfun · Hacı Ârif Bey
- Bezmimiz Mutrıb ile · Ahmet Avni Konuk
- Etse Bir Kerre O Meh · Ahmet Avni Konuk
- Bezl Eder Geh · Ahmet Avni Konuk
The Müsemmen usul page: pattern, metronome and all its pieces