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The saz semai (also spelled in Turkish as saz sema'i, saz sema-i, saz sema i, saz semaī, saz semâ'î, sazsemai, saz semaisi, or sazsemaisi and in the Arab world as samâi) is an instrumental form in Ottoman classical music. It was typically the closing movement of a fasıl (i.e. suite). The saz semai is metered and typically uses the usul (rhythmic structure) called aksak semai.
A saz semai is typically in 4 movements, called hane (lit. "house"), each movement followed by a teslim (refrain).
The teslim and the first three hane are usually in rhythm structure 10/8, unlike the fourth hane which will be in 6/4.
The sazsemai (also spelled in Turkish as saz sema'i, saz sema-i, saz sema i, sazsemaī, saz semâ'î, sazsemai, saz semaisi, or sazsemaisi and in the Arab...
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the peşrevs in the Karcığar, Suznak, Rast makams (melodic form), the sazsemais in the Hüseyni, Süznak, Rast makams and more than fifty songs in various...
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(1983–85), and was a member of bands like the Bodega Band (1985–89), SazSemai (1986–87), and Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk & The Sympathy Orchestra (1989–90)...
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