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Pitch and interval

Uşşak tetrachord

Uşşak dörtlüsü

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

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Related: Dörtlü (tetrachord)Uşşak makamDügah

Example pieces from the archive (53 in total)

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

Makams with Uşşak tetrachord on the tonic (38)

UşşakHüseyniBeyatîMuhayyerKarcığarNevâIsfahanTâhirBeyâtî-ArabânGülizârAcemHüseynîaşîrânTâhirbûselikAcembûselikHicazaşîrânNişâburNühüftArazbârbûselikBeyâtî-ArabânbûselikBeyâtîbûselikDügâh-MâyeEviçbûselikGerdâniyeGerdâniyebûselikHüseynîgülizârIsfahânekKürdî-GerdâniyeMuhayyerbûselikNevâbûselikNevâkürdîNevrûzSipihrSultan-ı-IrakAşîrân-ZemzemeHüzîSultânîsegâhEvc-HüzîNişâbureyn

Makams with Uşşak tetrachord on the dominant (10)

HüseyniHicaz-UzzâlGülizârHisarBüzürkDilkeşîdeGülzârHüseynîgülizârMürekkep-IsfahanVecd-i Dil

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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