Acemli Rast
Yeden | Irak |
|---|---|
| Seyir | Ascending |
| Lower Çeşni | Rast pentachord |
| Higher Çeşni | Buselik tetrachord |
Acemli Rast ("Rast with Acem") is the implementation of the descending version of the
Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament
.
| Components | Note | Western Note | Steps to following note | Cents from Durak note | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rast pentachord
|
Rast | G | T (9) | 0 | Durak |
| Dügâh | A | K (8) | 203.77 | ||
| Segâh | B
|
S (5) | 384.91 | ||
| Çargah | C | T (9) | 498.11 | ||
| Neva | D | T (9) | 701.89 | Güçlü | |
Buselik tetrachord
|
Güçlü | ||||
| Hüseyni/Hisar | E | B (4) | 905.66 | ||
| Acem | F | T (9) | 996.23 | The Yeden of this scale is Irak (F#), which is not octave equivalent with Acem. | |
| Gerdaniye | G | - | 1200.00 | Tiz Durak |
Comparison with Western scales
Since the makam is based on 53-TET, it is impossible to directly tie it to
48-TET model, while worse than many other models in approximation,[2] allows for such comparisons.[3]
The approximation of Acemli Rast within 48-TET would be: Mixolydian (3)[4]