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Pitch and interval

Kürdi tetrachord

Kürdî dörtlüsü

A tetrachord made of a bakiye and two taninis (B T T: 4 + 9 + 9 commas); built on Dügah it gives the pitches Dügah–Kürdi–Çargah–Neva.

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Related: Dörtlü (tetrachord)Kürdi makamKürdi

Example pieces from the archive (5 in total)

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

Makams with Kürdi tetrachord on the tonic (14)

KürdîlihicazkârAcemkürdîKürdiMuhayyerkürdîZîrefkendAcemtarabAşîrân-MâyeAşkefzâBûselikaşîrânCanfezâFerahnümâHicazkâr-KürdîGeveştSabâ-Aşîrân

Makams with Kürdi tetrachord on the dominant (13)

NihavendBuselikAcemkürdîAşkefzâEski-SipihrHicaz-ZemzemeHicazbûselikHicazkâr-KürdîNihâvend-i-KebîrNihâvend-i-RûmîSipihrVech-i-ŞehnâzMüberka

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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