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Bektaşi Raksanı

Usul · 15/8 · Small usul · 1 works

Düm-tek pattern

DümTekTekDüm 2TekKe 2Düm 2Tek 2TekKe 2

In notation

Single-line notation: right-hand strokes (düm, te) above the line, left-hand strokes (tek, ke) below; durations shown as note values.

15/8: one cycle is 15 units; the width of each box is the length of the stroke.

Small usul 15 beats

A fifteen-beat usul (15/8) peculiar to Bektashi nefeses; its strong strokes fall on beats 1, 6 and 11, whereas in the classical Raksan they fall on beats 1, 4 and 9. It also appears in the âşık music of Anatolia and Rumelia.

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Play on kudüm Practice the usul by tapping

Form

Makam

Composers

Works (1)

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