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Performance
A person who plays an instrument or sings, a musician; the word often appears in this sense in classical poetry and song lyrics (“Ey mutrıb-ı zevk-âşinâ”). In Mevlevî lodges it also denotes the ensemble of instrumentalists and singers who perform the âyin, and the raised section overlooking the semahane where they sit.
Related: Ey Mutrib-i Zevk Âşinâ storyZevk-âşinâMevlevî âyiniKudümzenbaşıNeyzenbaşıÂyinhan
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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