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Usul

Nim Sakil

A large twenty-four-beat usul that is half of the Sakil usul; it consists of a sofyan, two yürük semais and two sofyans. It is mostly used in the 24/4 mertebe in kâr, beste, peşrev and ilahi; today its velveleli form is played.

Related: Nim Sakil metronomeSakilKâr

Example pieces in this usul (1 in total)

The Nim Sakil usul page: pattern, metronome and all its pieces

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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-sakīl” maddesi