Sama'i

Sama'i (also known as usul semai) is a vocal piece of Ottoman Turkish music composed in 6/8 meter. This form and meter (usul in Turkish) is often confused with the completely different Saz Semaisi, an instrumental form consisting of three to four sections, in 10/8 meter, or usul aksak semai (broken semai in Turkish). Semai is one of the most important forms in Ottoman Turkish Sufi music.

See also

• Saz semai
• Yürük semai

References

• The Music of the Ottoman Court - Walter Feldman
• Sufism, Music and Society - Swedish Research Institute
• Makam - Karl Signell
• Meaning in Turkish Musical Culture - Eugenia Popescu-Judetz

External links

• many pieces of Ottoman sheet music
• many of the most common usul