An Examination of Selim III’s Artist Personality and His Works Composed in the Form “Beste” in terms of the Relationship of the Pattern – Aruz Rhythm

This study aims to reveal the impact on Turkish music tradition and the position of Sultan Selim III, who was a music lover, composer, and performer who left his mark on Turkish music history, in Turkish Classical Music and to examine his works in the form of Beste in terms of the harmony of lyrics and the relationship of the pattern and the aruz rhythm. In this study, first of all, Selim III‟s position as a musician and composer in Turkish music and musical movements in his time have been investigated. Later, his works in written the form Beste were analyzed in terms of the pattern – the aruz rhythm. It is thought that the relationship between music and literature is important to see whether there is a conscious relationship between lyrics and the aruz rhythm. Accordingly, in this study, it was investigated whether the use of the pattern and the aruz rhythm in Selim III s Bestes was composed based on a certain technique. The research findings show that the relationship between the pattern and the aruz rhythm in the composer s Bestes is mostly compatible with zeminhâne, while the parts meyan have different structures.