Ottoman makam system

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The Ottoman makam system is a sophisticated modal framework that organizes melody, pitch, and improvisation in classical Ottoman and Turkish music.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ottoman makam system canonical 2
Ottoman-Turkish makam tradition 1

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Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical modal system
theoretical framework
associatedWithInstrument kanun
kemençe
ney
oud
tanbur
codifiedBy H. Sadettin Arel
Hampartsum Limonciyan
Rauf Yekta
Suphi Ezgi
coreConcept aşırma (modulation)
durak (finalis)
güçlü (dominant tone)
inici seyir
karar (cadence)
karışık seyir
makam
seyir
usul (rhythmic cycle)
çıkıcı seyir
developedIn Ottoman Empire
historicalLanguageOfTheory Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
Persian
includesMakam Acem makam
Buselik makam
Hicaz makam
Hicazkar makam
Hüseyni makam
Kürdî makam
Mahur makam
linked to: Buselik makam

Nihavent makam
Rast makam
Saba makam
Segah makam
Suzidil makam
Uşşak makam
influenced Balkan urban music traditions
modern Turkish art music theory
organizes improvisation
melody
pitch
relatedTo Arabic maqam system
Byzantine echoi
Persian dastgah system
supportsPractice bestenigar (composition)
taksim (improvisation)
timePeriodOfMajorDevelopment 17th century
18th century
19th century
usedIn Mevlevi music
Ottoman classical music
Ottoman court music
Turkish classical music
usesConcept comma-based tuning
microtonal intervals
pentachord
tetrachord

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maqam system influencedBy Ottoman-Turkish makam tradition
linked to: Ottoman makam system
Persian dastgah relatedTo Ottoman makam system