makam
noun B1- Melodic mode. The makam system sets complex rules for cins (characteristic intervals) and seyir (melodic development) in classical genres such as Ottoman court music, mosque music, and Mevlevi music. The Arab مقام (maqām), or mode, is most closely related, the Persian دستگاه (dastgâh), Central Asian mugam, Indian rag and others are more distantly related.
- tune, music, harmony
- mode, way, manner
- place, station, post, office (workplace)
- position of authority, chair
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: makamında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: makamıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
From the library
Makamını Karamanlı Bodos'a terkederek, ertesi günü tası tarağı topladı, kaçış hâlâ o kaçış.
Oysa makam müziği, ses perdeleri arasındaki sonsuz gibi görünen küçük aralıkları büyük bir ustalıkla kullanarak kendine has, farklı bir evren yaratır.
However, makam music creates a unique and different universe by using the seemingly infinite small intervals between sound pitches with great mastery.
Örneğin geleneksel bir piyanoda asla basamayacağınız, iki tuş arasında kalan o incecik ara sesler, makam müziğinin tam kalbinde yer alır.
For example, those very fine intermediate sounds that remain between two keys you could never press on a traditional piano are located right at the heart of makam music.
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