Pitch and interval

Sünbüle

An octave above the pitch Kürdi; the pitch 4 commas (a bakiye) above Muhayyer. It is the pitch that gives the Kürdi color in the upper register.

Listen

Related: Kürdi Muhayyer Tiz (high)

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.

Last updated: 28.10.2026

Other terms in Pitch and interval

Sources