The ''kar'' is a vocal genre 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 was a movement of the ''
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 ...
'', or suite.
References
External links
''Kar'' page
Turkish music
Turkish words and phrases
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