Uşşak (Turkish makam) explained
| Turkish Scale Name: | Uşşak |
| Durak: | Dügâh |
| Güçlü: | Neva |
| Seyir: | Ascending |
| Yeden: | Rast |
| Lower Çeşni: | Uşşak tetrachord |
| Higher Çeşni: | Buselik pentachord |
Uşşak is the implementation of the Bayati scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.
Uşşak in 53-TET
Note Name!Western Note!Steps to following note!Cents from Durak note!Function| Uşşak tetrachord | Dügâh | A | K (8) | 0 | Durak |
| Segâh | B | S (5) | 181.13 | |
| Çargah | C | T (9) | 294.33 | |
| Neva | | D | T (9) | 498.11 | Güçlü |
| Buselik pentachord | |
| Hüseynî | E | B (4) | 701.89 | |
| Acem | F | T (9) | 792.45 | |
| Gerdaniye | G | T (9) | 996.226 | |
| Muhayyer | A | - | 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,[1] allows for such comparisons.[2]
The approximation of Rast ascending within 48-TET would be:[3]
Related makams
- Hüseynî, same notes as Uşşak, has the güçlü on the 5th note instead of the 4th.
- Rast, functions as a mode of Uşşak, when Uşşak's yeden (leading tone) is treated as a durak (tonic note). There can be a geçki (modulation) between the makams.
- Beyati
Notes and References
- 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 .
- This is because 48 is divisible by 12.
- denotes a quarter flat, 25 cents in this case. (One Holdrian Comma in 53-TET)
