Basit Suzinak Explained

Turkish Scale Name:	Basit Suzinak
Durak:	Rast
Güçlü:	Neva
Seyir:	Descending
Yeden:	Irak
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^[1] !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
					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,^[2] allows for such comparisons.^[3]

The approximation of Basit Suzinak within 48-TET would be:^{[4] [5] [6]}

• Major (3, 6, 7)
• Harmonic Major (3, 6, 7)

Notes and References

1. Web site: SÛZİNAK . 2024-03-29 . TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi . tr.
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 . en . 38 . 1 . 45–70 . 10.1080/09298210903147673 . 0929-8215. 11147/2853 . free .
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)