Theory

Ses düzeni (tuning system)

Ses düzeni

The system that sets the number and positions of the pitches within the octave in a musical tradition. In the history of makam music, Safiyyüddin Urmevî’s 17-pitch system, the 24-pitch Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system built on Pythagorean ratios, the division of the octave into 53 equal commas and the 72-equal division behind today’s kanun mandals (six mandals per semitone) have been used or proposed; the Western piano divides the octave into 12 equal semitones. On this site notation follows AEÜ and is played in 53 equal commas; the kanun is tuned to the 72-equal division by default.

Other terms in Theory

Ara perde (in-between pitch)Interval Dik Scale Esnek perde (flexible pitch)Holder koması (Holdrian comma)Kaba (low)Koma (comma)Mûsikî Nağme Theory Nim Octave Perde (pitch)Pisagor koması (Pythagorean comma)Tam perde (main pitch)Tiz (high)

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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.

Vikipedi, “Türk müziği” maddesi.