Notation

Mertebe

The number that shows the time unit of an usul, that is, the denominator of the time signature: the mertebe is 4 in the 28/4 form of Devr-i Kebir and 8 in its 28/8 form; it is 8 in the 9/8 Aksak and 4 in the 9/4 Ağır Aksak. The same usul can be slowed down or sped up by writing it with a different mertebe.

Other terms in Notation

Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system Arıza (accidental)Bakiye bemol (bakiye flat)Bakiye diyez (bakiye sharp)Büyük mücenneb bemol (büyük mücenneb flat)Büyük mücenneb diyez (büyük mücenneb sharp)Donanım (key signature)Ebced notation Hamparsum notation Cantemir notation Koma bemol (koma flat)Koma diyez (koma sharp)Küçük mücenneb bemol (küçük mücenneb flat)Küçük mücenneb diyez (küçük mücenneb sharp)Ölçü (measure, bar)SymbTr

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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.

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.

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