Traditions
Turkish Makam
Cesni, perde, seyir, and the modal framework of Ottoman court and modern Turkish music.
- 01Rast Makamı: Structure, Seyir, and PracticeA guide to Rast, the foundational Turkish makam — its interval structure in Holdrian commas, characteristic seyir, and role in the makam system.
- 02Çeşni and Ajnas: The Building Blocks of MakamTurkish çeşni and Arabic ajnas — the tetrachords and pentachords makams are built from, not the scales themselves. How they combine, and why it matters.
- 03Uşşak Makamı: Structure, Seyir, and the Theory/Practice GapA guide to Uşşak, the second foundational Turkish makam — its neutral second degree, functional pitches, seyir, and the documented gap between AEU theory and measured performance.