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Miras-ı Saz

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.

Related: TaksimGazelMi'râciye

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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, “Durak Evferi” maddesi; SymbTr (MTG, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) usul listesi ve Miras-ı Saz nota arşivi