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Usul

Vuruş (stroke)

Vuruş

The individual strokes that make up an usul (düm, tek, tekâ, ke) and their durations. An usul's character arises from the strong-light order of its strokes.

Related: DarbUsulDüm

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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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