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]

Çârgâh
DurakKaba Çârgâh
Çârgâh
GüçlüRast
Gerdaniye
YedenBuselik
Tiz Buselik
SeyirAscending or
Descending-Ascending
Lower ÇeşniÇârgâh pentachord
Higher ÇeşniÇârgâh tetrachord

Çârgâh in 53-TET

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Breakdown of the Çârgâh Makam
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

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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 Çârgâh within 48-TET would be the Major Scale.

References

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  1. ^ "ÇÂRGÂH". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  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.

See also

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