Kürdî

Scale in Turkish makam music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kürdî is a scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.

DurakDügâh
GüçlüNeva
YedenRast
SeyirAscending
Ascending-Descending
Quick facts Durak, Güçlü ...
Kürdî
DurakDügâh
GüçlüNeva
YedenRast
SeyirAscending
Ascending-Descending
Lower ÇeşniKürdi tetrachord
Higher ÇeşniBuselik pentachord
Higher ExtensionKürdi tetrachord
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Kürdî in 53-TET

More information Components, Note ...
Breakdown of the Kürdî Makam[1][2]
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
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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.

Comparison with Western scales

Since the makam is based on 53-TET, it is impossible to directly tie it to 12-TET Western scales. However, using the 48-TET model, while worse than many other models in approximation,[3] allows for such comparisons.[4]

The approximation of Acemli Rast within 48-TET would be: Phrygian

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