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Kâr-ı nâtık

A large vocal work whose lyrics name makams and usuls, the music moving into each makam and usul at the point where its name is sung. It usually begins with Rast; Dede Efendi's has 26 makams and Ahmet Avni Konuk's 119.

Example pieces from the archive (2 in total)

Rast Getirip Fend ile Seyretti · Hammâmîzâde İsmâil Dede Efendi
Rast Geldim Mürg-i Zâr İçre · Hatipzade Osman Efendi

Kâr-ı nâtık works in the sheet music archive

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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 (2 in total)

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