Nevâ is one of the oldest makams in Turkish classical music, whose creator is unknown. It is also the name of a pitch. The Nevâ makamı generally carries a lyrical and spiritual character…
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Simple Makams, Makams
Hasan Âli Yücel was born on December 16, 1897, in Istanbul. In 1921, he graduated from the Faculty of Literature, Department of Philosophy at Istanbul Darülfünunu (Istanbul University). In 1922, he was appointed as a literature teacher at the Izmir Teacher School…
Hüseynî is a makam in Turkish classical music, classified among the simple modes, and it is also the name of a pitch…
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Simple Makams, Makams
RAST: Means unity DÜGAH: The remedy within sorrow SEGAH: A call to eternity ÇARGÂH: To dissolve in love NEVA: A call to the beloved HÜSEYNÎ: Love…
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Makams
The creator of the Bayati makam, which is believed to have taken its name from the Bayat Turks, a branch of the Oghuz, is unknown. It is estimated to have been in use for five centuries…
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Simple Makams, Makams
“Listen closely to what this ney is saying—it is lamenting separation. The ney speaks in its own unique language of the soul…
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General, Ney