Notation

Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system

Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek sistemi

The theory and notation system named after H. Sadettin Arel, Suphi Ezgi and Salih Murat Uzdilek, developed in the first half of the 20th century. It builds a 24-pitch system based on Pythagorean ratios; the pitches are notated on a 53-comma scale. It is the system most widely used in teaching today. Abbreviated AEÜ.

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Arıza (accidental)Bakiye bemol (bakiye flat)Bakiye diyez (bakiye sharp)Büyük mücenneb bemol (büyük mücenneb flat)Büyük mücenneb diyez (büyük mücenneb sharp)Donanım (key signature)Ebced notation Hamparsum notation Cantemir notation Koma bemol (koma flat)Koma diyez (koma sharp)Küçük mücenneb bemol (küçük mücenneb flat)Küçük mücenneb diyez (küçük mücenneb sharp)Mertebe Ölçü (measure, bar)SymbTr

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Sources

The definitions were written in our own words, drawing on sources such as the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Yılmaz Öztuna's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Music and Wikipedia; pitch and interval values follow the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system. This content has not yet been reviewed by an expert; if you spot a mistake, please write to us.

TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi

Yılmaz Öztuna, Türk Musikisi: Akademik Klasik Türk San'at Musikisi'nin Ansiklopedik Sözlüğü, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara, 1990.

H. Sadettin Arel, Türk Mûsikîsi Nazariyatı Dersleri (haz. Onur Akdoğu), Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara, 1991.

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