The fasñl is a suite in Ottoman classical music. It is similar to the Arabic nawba and waslah.
A classical fasñl generally includes movements such as taksim, peà Ârev, kâr, beste, aÃÂñr semâ'î, yürük semâ'î, gazel, à Âarkñ and saz semâ'î, played continuously without interludes and interconnected through aranaÃÂme arrangements.
A modern fasñl typically includes movements such as taksim, peà Ârev, à Âarkñ (aÃÂñr aksak), yürük semâ'î, Türk aksaÃÂñ, taksim, à Âarkñ (a few with increasing tempo) and saz semâ'î.
Traditional Fasñl (both classical and modern) is a musical act distinct from the performance of "oriental" or "arabesque" pop and folk songs found at meyhanes and taverns, which have come to be sometimes referred to by the same name.
A à Âarkñ is an art song in Ottoman classical music which forms one of the movements of a fasñl (suite). It is performed with an usul (metric structure). This kind of song is rarely performed today. In modern Turkish, à Âarkñ is the common word for any song, Turkish or foreign.
Starting from the 19th century, the à Âarkñ form began to occupy a more prominent place in musical sections. In the second half of this century, particularly being popularized by Hacñ ÃÂrif Bey, it became a dominant form, leading to the gradual neglect of other classical forms over time.