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Rast tetrachord

Rast dörtlüsü

A tetrachord made of a tanini, a büyük mücenneb and a küçük mücenneb (T K S: 9 + 8 + 5 commas); built on the pitch Rast it gives the pitches Rast–Dügah–Segah–Çargah.

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Related: Dörtlü (tetrachord)Rast makamRast

Example pieces from the archive (53 in total)

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

Makams with Rast tetrachord on the tonic (24)

RastYegâhSuzinakNişâburekRehâvîPesendîdeSazkârŞevk-ı-DilPençgâhDilkeşîdeDilküşâDilnişînGülşen-i-VefâMuhâlifPençgâh-ı-AslPençgâh-ı-ZâidRast-ı-CedîdRast-MâyeZevk-i-DilPeyk-i NeşâtRûy-i DilârâSelmekŞerefnümâVecd-i Dil

Makams with Rast tetrachord on the dominant (25)

RastYegâhNevâIsfahanNişâburekNikrîzRehâvîPesendîdeÇargâhSazkârŞevk-ı-DilŞevkâverPençgâhEviçbûselikNevâbûselikNevâkürdîPençgâh-ı-AslPençgâh-ı-ZâidRahatülervahRast-ı-CedîdRast-MâyeSultan-ı-IrakVech-i-ArazbârZevk-i-DilEvc-Hüzî

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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