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Uşşak (Turkish makam)

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Uşşak
DurakDügâh
GüçlüNeva
YedenRast
SeyirAscending
Lower ÇeşniUşşak tetrachord
Higher ÇeşniBuselik pentachord


Uşşak is the implementation of the Bayati scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.

Uşşak in 53-TET

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Breakdown of the Uşşak Makam[1]
Components Note Name Western Note Steps to following note Cents from Durak note Function
Uşşak tetrachord Dügâh A K (8) 0 Durak
Segâh Bhalf flat S (5) 181.13
Çargah C T (9) 294.33
Neva D T (9) 498.11 Güçlü
Buselik pentachord
Hüseynî E B (4) 701.89
Acem F T (9) 792.45
Gerdaniye G T (9) 996.226
Muhayyer A - 1200.00 Tiz Durak

Comparison with Western scales

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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 Rast ascending within 48-TET would be:[Note 2]

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Notes

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  1. ^ This is because 48 is divisible by 12.
  2. ^ half flat denotes a quarter flat, 25 cents in this case. (One Holdrian Comma in 53-TET)

References

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  1. ^ "UŞŞAK". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ Bozkurt, Barış; Yarman, Ozan; Karaosmanoğlu, M. Kemal; Akkoç, Can (March 2009). "Weighing Diverse Theoretical Models on Turkish Maqam Music Against Pitch Measurements: A Comparison of Peaks Automatically Derived from Frequency Histograms with Proposed Scale Tones". Journal of New Music Research. 38 (1): 45–70. doi:10.1080/09298210903147673. hdl:11147/2853. ISSN 0929-8215.