Usul
Serbest
A designation for pieces or sections performed without a fixed usul, in free rhythm; taksim and gazel are of this kind. In the archive, one section of Nâyî Osman Dede's Sabâ Mi‘râciye appears without usul.
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Usul
A designation for pieces or sections performed without a fixed usul, in free rhythm; taksim and gazel are of this kind. In the archive, one section of Nâyî Osman Dede's Sabâ Mi‘râciye appears without usul.
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, “Durak Evferi” maddesi; SymbTr (MTG, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) usul listesi ve Miras-ı Saz nota arşivi