Nikriz
Appeared Scale in Turkish makam music
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Nikriz is the implementation of the Nikriz scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.
| Durak | Rast |
|---|---|
| Güçlü | Neva |
| Yeden | Irak |
| Seyir | Ascending |
| Lower Çeşni | Rast pentachord |
| Higher Çeşni | Rast tetrachord or Buselik tetrachord |
Nikriz in 53-TET
| Components | Note | Western Note | Steps to following note | Cents from Durak note | Function | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikriz pentachord | Rast | G | T (9) | 0 | Durak | |||||
| Dügâh | A | S (5) | 203.77 | |||||||
| Dik Kürdî | B |
A (12) | 316.97 | |||||||
| Nim Hicaz | C♯ | S (5) | 588.67 | |||||||
| Neva | D | - | T (9) | 701.89 | Güçlü | |||||
| Rast tetrachord | Buselik tetrachord | - | ||||||||
| Hüseyni/Hisar | E | K (8) | B (4) | 905.66 | ||||||
| Eviç | Acem | F♯ | F | S (5) | T (9) | 1086.79 | 996.23 | |||
| Gerdaniye | G | - | 1200.00 | Tiz Durak | ||||||
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,[2] allows for such comparisons.[note 1]
The approximation of Nikriz within 48-TET would be:
- Ukrainian Dorian (
3, ♯7 included along with 7)
Usage
Songs that use the Nikriz scale
- Tanrıya Feryat
- Sevda Çiçeği [tr]
Notes
- This is because 48 is divisible by 12.