The ''fasıl'' is a
suite 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 ...
. It is similar to the Arabic ''
nawba'' and ''
waslah''.
A classical ''fasıl'' generally includes movements such as ''
taksim'', ''
peşrev
''Peşrev'' (pronounced in Turkish), ''Pişrev'' (), ''peshrev,'' or ''pishrev;'' called ''bashraf'' بشرف in Arabic; is an instrumental form in Turkish classical music. It is the name of the first piece of music played during a group performa ...
'', ''
kâr'', ''
beste'', ''
ağır semâ'î'', ''
yürük semâ'î'', ''
gazel
''Gazel'' is a form of Turkish music that has almost died out. While in other parts of West Asia, ''gazel'' is synonymous with '' ghazal'', in Turkey it denotes an improvised form of solo singing that is sometimes accompanied by the '' ney'', '' ud ...
'', ''
şarkı
A ''şarkı'' is an art song in Ottoman classical music 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'' general ...
'' and ''
saz semâ'î'', played continuously without interludes and interconnected through
aranağme arrangement
A modern ''fasıl'' typically includes movements such as ''
taksim'', ''
peşrev
''Peşrev'' (pronounced in Turkish), ''Pişrev'' (), ''peshrev,'' or ''pishrev;'' called ''bashraf'' بشرف in Arabic; is an instrumental form in Turkish classical music. It is the name of the first piece of music played during a group performa ...
'', ''
şarkı
A ''şarkı'' is an art song in Ottoman classical music 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'' general ...
(ağır aksak)'', ''
yürük semâ'î'', ''
Türk aksağı'', ''
taksim'', ''
şarkı
A ''şarkı'' is an art song in Ottoman classical music 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'' general ...
(a few with increasing tempo)'' and ''
saz semâ'î''.
Traditional Fasıl (both classical and modern) is a musical act distinct from the performance of "oriental" or "arabesque" pop and folk songs found at
meyhane
A ''meyhane'' (from Persian: میخانه translit. ''meykhaneh'') is a traditional restaurant or bar in Turkey and rest of the Balkans, Azerbaijan and Iran. It serves alcoholic beverages like wine, rakı, vodka, beer with meze and tradition ...
s and
tavern
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that h ...
s, which have come to be sometimes referred by the same name.
See also
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Waslah
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Muwashshah
''Muwashshah'' ( ar, موشح ' literally means "girdled" in Classical Arabic; plural ' or ' ) is the name for both an Arabic poetic form and a secular musical genre. The poetic form consists of a multi-lined strophic verse poem written ...
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Andalusi nawba
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Nuubaat
''Nuubaat'' ( ar, نوبات ) is a form of Algerian classical music. The term itself is the plural form of ''nūba'' (نوبة), a suite (music), suite of old Al-Andalus, Andalusian musical pieces. It is these multi-movement (music), movement w ...
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Longa (Middle Eastern music)
A ''longa'' ( ar, لونجا) is a Turkish / Eastern European dance, that was later introduced into Arabic music and is often performed at the end of a ''muwashshah''.
It generally uses an '' iqa equivalent to 2/4, with several sections called ...
Further reading
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