Kürdî pitch class set

In Turkish classical music, the Kürdî pitch class set is a set of scales that are named after the Kürdî makam. For Kürdî, there is the Kürdî tetrachord and the Kürdî pentachord.

Kürdî pentachord in 53-TET The intervals of the Kürdî pentachord and Kürdî tetrachord within 53 Tone Equal Temperament are given in the table: +Kürdî pitch class setPentachordTetrachordNote orderStep to next note (Number of steps)Note name starting from DügâhKürdî pentachordKürdî tetrachord1B (4)Dügâh2T (9)Kürdî3T (9)Çârgâh4T (9)Neva -5 -Hüseynî

Makams that use the Kürdî pentachord or Kürdî tetrachord +Name of MakamLower ÇeşniHigher ÇeşniHigher ExtensionNotesKürdîKürdî tetrachordBuselik pentachordKürdî tetrachordThis is the makam that the pitch class set is named after.BuselikBuselik pentachordKürdî tetrachordThis scale exists within Kürdî if the Higher Çeşni and Higher Extension are put on top of each other.

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