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Usul

Zencir

One of the largest usuls, at 120 beats. It is formed by joining the usuls Çifte Düyek, Fahte, Çenber, Devr-i Kebir and Berefşan one after another; used in beste.

Related: Zencir metronomeÇenberFahteBerefşan

Example pieces in this usul (8 in total)

The Zencir usul page: pattern, metronome and all its pieces

Other terms in Usul

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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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