In creating my work “Sonic Unification,” I researched and used Turkish metres and usuls to provide the piece with a complex rhythm firmly rooted in Turkish musical traditions. I used many usuls, such as Yürüksemâî, Sengin Semaî, Ağır Semai (6-), Devr-i Hindî, Devr-i Turan (Mandra), Devr-i Aryân (7-), and Düyek, Ağırdüyek, Katakofti (Müsemmen) (8-), to communicate the theme of the sentence “786-165-545.”
This endeavour entailed a conscious examination of each usul’s distinctive rhythmic patterns and structures, with special emphasis on their alignment with the number sequence inherent in the phrase. By intentionally moving between metres and usuls, I hoped to convey a feeling of rhythmic variety and development that mirrored the phrase’s numerical progression. Through this formal and academic approach to rhythmic composition, I hoped to emphasise the importance of Turkish metres and usuls in shaping the sonic narrative of “Sonic Unification,” as well as their potential as expressive tools for conveying phrases like unity and spirituality within a spatialized sonic environment.