Rast Saz Semai (Tatyos Efendi)

Score, links, and other information for this piece

The score can be found on neyzen.com, except that the last section is a little different from how I play it, and how the recording(s) linked here play it. I will put up my own score soon.

Here it is played by Armenian master Richard Hagopian and ensemble: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oamlev8YW0M.

And here is Turkish player Kudsi Erguner and ensemble:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZu5TwP3KXU

Percussion pattern is Aksak Semai, the 10/8 “tiger” pattern, with a 6/8 in the fourth segment, as typical for the Saz Semai form.