Pitch and interval

Hicaz

An in-between pitch 5 commas above Çargah (C küçük mücenneb sharp). One comma below it is called Nim hicaz (C bakiye sharp); the Hicaz tetrachord mostly uses Nim hicaz.

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Example pieces from the archive (57 in total)

Hicaz Mandra · Lavtacı Andon
Sen Bu Yerden Gideli · Şevkî Bey
Ebrûlerinin Zahmı Nihandır · 2. Mahmut
Hicaz Peşrev · Neyzen Salim Bey
Solsan Da Sararsan · Udi İbrahim Efendi

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

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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.

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.

Vikipedi, “Türk müziği” maddesi.

Example pieces from the archive (57 in total)

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