Nikriz

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Nikriz
DurakRast
GüçlüNeva
YedenIrak
SeyirAscending
Lower ÇeşniRast pentachord
Higher ÇeşniRast tetrachord or Buselik tetrachord

Nikriz is the a scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.

Nikriz in 53-TET

Breakdown of the Nikriz Makam[1]
Components Note Western Note Steps to following note Cents from Durak note Function
Nikriz pentachord Rast G T (9) 0 Durak
Dügâh A S (5) 203.77
Dik Kürdî Bflat stroke A (12) 316.97
Nim Hicaz C S (5) 588.67
Neva D - T (9) 701.89 Güçlü
Rast tetrachord Buselik tetrachord -
Hüseyni/Hisar E K (8) B (4) 905.66
Eviç Acem F F S (5) T (9) 1086.79 996.23
Gerdaniye G - 1200.00 Tiz Durak

Comparison with Western scales

Since the makam is based on 53-TET, it is impossible to directly tie it to 12-TET Western scales. However, using the 48-TET model, while worse than many other models in approximation,[2] allows for such comparisons.[note 1]

The approximation of Nikriz within 48-TET would be:

Usage

Songs that use the Nikriz scale

Notes

  1. ^ This is because 48 is divisible by 12.

References

  1. ^ "Nikriz". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. ^ Bozkurt, Barış; Yarman, Ozan; Karaosmanoğlu, M. Kemal; Akkoç, Can (March 2009). "Weighing Diverse Theoretical Models on Turkish Maqam Music Against Pitch Measurements: A Comparison of Peaks Automatically Derived from Frequency Histograms with Proposed Scale Tones". Journal of New Music Research. 38 (1): 45–70. doi:10.1080/09298210903147673. hdl:11147/2853. ISSN 0929-8215.