Çârgâh is the implementation of the Chahargah scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament. The makam is the central scale used within analysis in the Arel Ezgi Uzdilek system, this is not because this is a scale that's used a lot or otherwise central, but because it can be written without any accidentals.[1]
| Durak | Kaba Çârgâh Çârgâh |
|---|---|
| Güçlü | Rast Gerdaniye |
| Yeden | Buselik Tiz Buselik |
| Seyir | Ascending or Descending-Ascending |
| Lower Çeşni | Çârgâh pentachord |
| Higher Çeşni | Çârgâh tetrachord |
Çârgâh in 53-TET
edit| Components | Note | Western Note | Steps to following note | Cents from Durak note | Function | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Çârgâh pentachord | Kaba Çârgâh | Çârgâh | C | T (9) | 0 | Durak |
| Yegâh | Neva | D | T (9) | 203.77 | ||
| Hüseynî Aşiran | Hüseynî | E | B (4) | 407.55 | ||
| Acem Aşiran | Acem | F | T (9) | 498.11 | ||
| Rast | Gerdaniye | G | T (9) | 701.89 | Güçlü | |
| Çârgâh tetrachord | Güçlü | |||||
| Dügâh | Muhayyer | A | T (9) | 905.66 | ||
| Buselik | Tiz Buselik | B | B (4) | 1009.43 | ||
| Çârgâh | Tiz Çârgâh | G | - | 1200.00 | Tiz Durak | |
Comparison with Western scales
editSince 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 Çârgâh within 48-TET would be the Major Scale.
References
edit- ^ "ÇÂRGÂH". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ 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.