Skip to content
Miras-ı Saz

Pitch and interval

Irak

An octave below the pitch Eviç; F raised by 4 commas (F bakiye sharp). Makams such as Eviç, Ferahnak and Bestenigar come to rest (karar) on the pitch Irak.

Listen

Related: EviçGeveştBakiye diyez (bakiye sharp)Ferahnâk makamEviç makam

Example pieces from the archive (8 in total)

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

Other terms in Pitch and interval

All terms

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.

Last updated: