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. Sample songs See also Saz semai Yürük semai Waltz Dede Efendi 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 Turkish music Musical forms Classical and art music traditions