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Pitch and interval

Hicaz tetrachord

Hicaz dörtlüsü

A tetrachord made of a küçük mücenneb, an augmented second and a küçük mücenneb (S A S: 5 + 12 + 5 commas); built on Dügah it gives the pitches Dügah–Dik kürdi–Nim hicaz–Neva.

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Related: Dörtlü (tetrachord)Artık ikili (augmented second)Hicaz makam

Example pieces from the archive (57 in total)

The Hicaz makam page: scale, seyir and all its pieces

Makams with Hicaz tetrachord on the tonic (17)

HicazHicazkârHicaz-HümâyûnŞehnazSûzidilŞedarabânSûzinâk-ZirgüleHicaz-UzzâlÇargâhHicaz-ZirgüleArabânHicaz-ZemzemeHicazbûselikRevnâknümâŞevk-ı-CedîdZevk-i-TarabHicâzî-Uşşak

Makams with Hicaz tetrachord on the dominant (17)

KarcığarHisarbûselikSûzidilSuzinakSultanîyegâhSûzinâk-ZirgüleHicaz-ZirgüleHicazaşîrânNev'eserGülşen-i-VefâHüzzam-ı-CedîdŞevk-ı-CedîdŞevkutarabTarz-ı-NevînZevk-i-TarabReng-i DilSabâ-Aşîrân

Computed from the site's makam scales: the first pitch of the tetrachord is the makam's tonic or dominant. To listen and search other makams: Çeşni finder

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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.

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