Basit Suzinak is a makam in

Turkish makam music The Turkish makam ( Turkish: ''makam'' pl. ''makamlar''; from the Arabic word ''maqām'' ) is a system of melody types used in Turkish classical music and Turkish folk music. It provides a complex set of rules for composing and performance. Each m ...

. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.

Basit Suzinak in 53-TET

Comparison with Western scales

Since the makam is based on 53-TET, it is impossible to directly tie it to

12-TET 12 equal temperament (12-ET) is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (\sqrt 2/math> ≈ 1.05946). That resul ...

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. However, using the

48-TET An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system that approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into steps such that the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same. This system y ...

model, while worse than many other models in approximation, allows for such comparisons. The approximation of Basit Suzinak within 48-TET would be:Note: denotes a 1 quarter sharp. 25 cents in 48-TET. (Would have been 1 Holdrian Comma in 53-TET) *

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Harmonic Major In music theory, the harmonic major scale is a musical scale found in some music from the common practice era and now used occasionally, most often in jazz. It corresponds to the Raga Sarasangi in Indian Carnatic music, or Raag Nat Bhairav in H ...

(3, 6, 7)

References

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