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Miras-ı Saz

Usul

Nim Devir

A large eighteen-beat usul obtained by removing ten beats from Devr-i Kebir; it consists of a yürük semai and three sofyans. It is mostly used in the 18/4 mertebe in peşrev, beste and ilahi.

Related: Nim Devir metronomeDevr-i Kebir

Example pieces in this usul (1 in total)

The Nim Devir 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, “Nîm-devir” maddesi