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Usul

Oynak

A small nine-beat usul written in 9/8; it is formed by combining semai usuls and has six strokes. It is used in türkü and şarkı; according to a letter by Suphi Ezgi it was collected from the people of Yalvaç, and H. S. Arel gave it its name.

Related: Oynak metronomeAksakSemai usul

Example pieces in this usul (2 in total)

The Oynak 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: Sibel Karaman, “Türk Mûsıkîsi’nde Kullanılan 9 Zamanlı Usûllerde Adlandırma ve İcra Hataları”, Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi