Turkish classical music Ottoman music () or Turkish classical music (, or more recently ) is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally features a solo singer wi ...

, the Nikriz pitch class set is a set of

scales Scale or scales may refer to: Mathematics * Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points * Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original * Scale factor, a number ...

that are named after the

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

makam Maqam, makam, maqaam or maqām (plural maqāmāt) may refer to: Musical structures * Arabic maqam, melodic modes in traditional Arabic music ** Iraqi maqam, a genre of Arabic maqam music found in Iraq * Persian maqam, a notion in Persian class ...

. For Nikriz, there is only the

pentachord A pentachord in music theory may be either of two things. In pitch-class set theory, a pentachord is defined as any five pitch classes, regarded as an unordered collection . In other contexts, a pentachord may be any consecutive five-note sectio ...

, as the 4th is raised. The Nikriz pentachord is the same as putting the 53-TET equivalent of a

whole step In Western music theory, a major second (sometimes also called whole tone or a whole step) is a second spanning two semitones (). A second is a musical interval encompassing two adjacent staff positions (see Interval number for more deta ...

in the beginning of the Hicaz tetrachord.

Nikriz pentachord in 53-TET

The intervals of the Nikriz pentachord within 53 Tone Equal Temperament are given in the table:

Makams that use the Nikriz pentachord

References

{{Turkish makam theory, state=collapsed Pitch class sets in Turkish makam music