Kürdî
Scale in Turkish makam music
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Kürdî is a scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.
| Durak | Dügâh |
|---|---|
| Güçlü | Neva |
| Yeden | Rast |
| Seyir | Ascending Ascending-Descending |
| Lower Çeşni | Kürdi tetrachord |
| Higher Çeşni | Buselik pentachord |
| Higher Extension | Kürdi tetrachord |
Kürdî in 53-TET
| Components | Note | Western Note | Steps to following note | Cents from Durak note | Function | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kürdî tetrachord | Dügâh | A | B (4) | 0 | Durak | |
| Kürdî | B♭ | T (9) | 90.56 | |||
| Çârgâh | C | T (9) | 294.33 | |||
| Neva | - | D | T (9) | 498.11 | Güçlü | |
| Buselik pentachord | - | |||||
| Hüseyni/Hisar | E | B (4) | 701.89 | |||
| Acem | F | T (9) | 792.45 | |||
| Gerdaniye | G | T (9) | 996.23 | |||
| Muhayyer | A | - | 1200.00 | Tiz Durak | ||
The Kürdî makam has a higher extension, starting from Muhayyer, with the steps of the Kürdî tetrachord. The notes in that case are Muhayyer, Sümbüle, Tiz Çârgah, Tiz Neva.[1]
This is equivalent to having a Buselik makam on top of Neva.