A ''şarkı'' is an art song in
Ottoman classical music
Ottoman music ( tr, Osmanlı müziği) or Turkish classical music ( tr, Türk sanat müziği) is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally ...
which forms one of the movements 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'', '' yà ...
'' (suite). It is performed with an ''
usul'' (metric structure). This kind of song is rarely performed today. In modern Turkish, ''şarkı'' is the common word for any song, Turkish or foreign.
Turkish music
Vocal music
Turkish words and phrases
Musical forms
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