A ''yürük semai'' (also spelled ''yürük sema'i'', ''yürük sema i'', or ''yürük semâ'î'') is a musical form in
Ottoman classical music
Ottoman music () or Turkish classical music (, or more recently ) is the tradition of Art music, classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally features a sol ...
. It was a movement of a ''
fasıl
The ''fasıl'' is a suite in Ottoman classical music. It is similar to the Arabic '' nawba'' and '' waslah''.
A classical ''fasıl'' generally includes movements such as '' taksim'', '' peşrev'', '' kâr'', '' beste'', ''ağır semâ'î'', '' ...
'' (suite). It is generally composed in an ''
usul'' (rhythmic structure) of 6/8 or 6/4.
Tanburi Cemil Bey was a noted composer of ''yürük semai''.
In
Arabic music
Arabic music () is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse List of music styles, music styles and genres. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and also many linguistic Varieties of Arabic, dialects, with each countr ...
, there is an ''
iqa''' (rhythmic mode) called ''yūruk samā'ī'' (يورك سماعي), which is commonly used in the ''
muwashshah'' genre.
See also
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Saz semai
The ''saz semai'' (also spelled in Turkish language, Turkish as ''saz sema'i'', ''saz sema-i'', ''saz sema i'', ''saz semaī'', ''saz semâ'î'', ''sazsemai'', ''saz semaisi'', or ''sazsemaisi'' and in the Arab world as ''samâi'') is an instrum ...
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Sama'i
''Sama'i'' (also known as ''usul semai'') is a vocal piece of Ottoman Turkish music composed in meter. This form and meter ('' usul'' in Turkish) is often confused with the completely different '' saz semaisi'', an instrumental form consisting of ...
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External links
''Yürük semai'' page
Music of Turkey
Turkish words and phrases
Musical forms
Forms of Turkish makam music
Forms of Ottoman classical music
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