Basit Suzinak

Basit Suzinak
Durak	Rast
Güçlü	Neva
Yeden	Irak
Seyir	Descending
Lower Çeşni	Rast pentachord
Higher Çeşni	Hicaz tetrachord

Basit Suzinak is a makam in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.

Basit Suzinak in 53-TET

Breakdown of the Basit Suzinak Makam
Components	Note	Western Note	Steps to following note	Cents from Durak note	Function
Rast pentachord	Rast	G	T (9)	0	Durak
	Dügâh	A	K (8)	203.77
	Segâh	B	S (5)	384.91
	Çargah	C	T (9)	498.11
	Neva	D	S (5)	701.89	Güçlü
Hicaz tetrachord	Neva	D	S (5)	701.89	Güçlü
	Hüseyni/Hisar	E	A (13)	815.09
	Eviç	F#	S (5)	1086.79
	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, allows for such comparisons.

The approximation of Basit Suzinak within 48-TET would be:

Major (3, 6, 7)

Harmonic Major (3, 6, 7)

References

↑ "SÛZİNAK". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
↑ 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.
↑ Note: This is because 48 is divisible by 12.
↑ Note: denotes a quarter flat, 25 cents in this case of 48-TET. (Would have been One Holdrian Comma in 53-TET)
↑ Note: denotes a 3 quarter flat, 75 cents in 48-TET. (Would have been 4 Holdrian Commas in 53-TET)
↑ Note: denotes a 1 quarter sharp. 25 cents in 48-TET. (Would have been 1 Holdrian Comma in 53-TET)

[1] "SÛZİNAK". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[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.

[3] Note: This is because 48 is divisible by 12.

[4] Note: denotes a quarter flat, 25 cents in this case of 48-TET. (Would have been One Holdrian Comma in 53-TET)

[5] Note: denotes a 3 quarter flat, 75 cents in 48-TET. (Would have been 4 Holdrian Commas in 53-TET)

[6] Note: denotes a 1 quarter sharp. 25 cents in 48-TET. (Would have been 1 Holdrian Comma in 53-TET)