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Usul

Semai usul

Semâî usulü

A small usul in 3/4 time with the strokes düm–tek–tek; used in şarkı and türkü, and in some sections of yürük semai pieces.

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Related: Semai metronomeSemaiYürük Semai usul

Example pieces in this usul (44 in total)

The Semai 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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