Durak (music)

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Durak is the name of a certain rhythm (" meter ") in Islamic-Sunni music, which is assigned to a certain makam (key). The meter "durak evferi" is based on the makam "irak" and consists of 21 units that are composed: 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4. The prayer for mercy "salat" has this rhythm.

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  • Friedrich Blume (start), Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present. Kassel 1998², Volume 9, Article Turkey, ISBN 3-7618-1128-4 , Sp. 1060