Ağır Aksak Semai
Usul · 10/4 · Small usul · 10 works
Usuls without works in the archive
No works in these usuls are in the score archive yet; you can hear their düm-tek patterns in the usul metronome.
Düm-tek pattern
In notation
Single-line notation: right-hand strokes (düm, te) above the line, left-hand strokes (tek, ke) below; durations shown as note values.
10/4: one cycle is 10 units; the width of each box is the length of the stroke.
Small usul 10 beats
The form of the Aksak Semai usul one mertebe slower, written in 10/4; it has ten beats and six strokes. It is used in pieces in the ağır semai form and in şarkı and ilahi; because of the poetic meter, pieces usually begin with a rest or with “âh”.
Other usuls with 10 beats
Works (10)
Doldur Getir Ey Saki-i
Kazasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi (1801–1876)
SegâhŞarkıAğır Aksak Semai3:00IntermediateEy Gonca-i Bağ-i Cihân
Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi (1778–1846)
NevâNakışAğır Aksak Semai3:39IntermediatePadişah-i İşvesin
Tâhir Ağa (?–1828)
UşşakAğır semaiAğır Aksak Semai5:36IntermediateSen Şeh-i Hüsn
Selim III (1761–1808)
MahurŞarkıAğır Aksak Semai1:42IntermediateSöyle Ey Nâlem
Ahmet Irsoy (1869–1943)
BuselikAğır semaiAğır Aksak Semai4:39IntermediateSöylen Ol Âfete
Bolâhenk Nuri Bey (1834–1910)
BeyatîAğır semaiAğır Aksak Semai3:59IntermediateHasret Odu Yaktı Ciğerim
Tanburi Ali Efendi (1836–1902)
HicazŞarkıAğır Aksak Semai3:01AdvancedHâl-i Ruhsârına
Mehmed Ağa (1734–1809)
DilkeşhâveranAğır semaiAğır Aksak Semai5:48AdvancedPür-Ateşim
Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi (1778–1846)
UşşakŞarkıAğır Aksak Semai3:41AdvancedÇok Kıldı Harâb
Dellalzade İsmail Efendi (1797–1869)
SegâhŞarkıAğır Aksak Semai5:51Advanced