Thurayya / Aqsaq Turki ثُريّا
A rare 5/8 cycle used mainly in the muwashshah vocal repertoire, also called Aqsaq Turki. Dum on count 1 and Tek on 3 and 5 outline five even eighth notes. [1]MaqamWorld · Thurayya / Aqsaq Turki / ثُريّاmaqamworld.com[2]عالم المقامات · Thurayya / Aqsaq Turki / ثُريّاmaqamworld.com
Hear the shape of the rhythm.
BASIC PATTERNCount five eighth notes as 2 + 3: Dum–rest, Tek–rest–Tek. Play Dum on count 1 and Tek on 3 and 5. Basic follows MaqamWorld; Classic adds light Ka fills while keeping the three main strokes. Keep the final group of three even before returning to Dum.
2 + 3 · eighth-note groups
Names & context
- Arabic name
- ثُريّا
- Arabic alternatives
- ثريا · ثريّا · أقصاق تركي · اقصاق تركي
- Other names & spellings
- Thurayya · Aqsaq Turki
Basic follows the MaqamWorld notation, counted here as 2 + 3. Classic adds original soft Ka fills around the same three main strokes. The name Aqsaq Turki belongs to this five-count cycle; Aqsaq in 9/8 is a different rhythm. [1]MaqamWorld · Thurayya / Aqsaq Turki / ثُريّاmaqamworld.com[2]عالم المقامات · Thurayya / Aqsaq Turki / ثُريّاmaqamworld.com
Video tutorials
Watch tutorialThurayya / Aqsaq Turki: the five-count cycle
Jamal Shabr (جمال شبر) · Arabic · Intermediate lesson
Watch & try. Follow Jamal Shabr’s Arabic Thurayya lesson. Count five even eighth notes, listen for Dum on 1 and Tek on 3 and 5, then add light fills while keeping the return to Dum steady.
الفنان جمال شبر · تعليم الطلبة مع الفنان جمال شبر || الدرس الرابع ايقاع الثريا 8/5