Şed (Transposed) Makams

In earlier times, within the tradition of assigning names of cities or regions—such as Iraq, Hijaz, Nishapur (Nishâbur), and Tabriz—to Turkish musical makams, in Iran a...

The Suzinak makam was first introduced during the reign of Sultan Selim III. Although its originator is unknown, one of the composers of that period, Seyit Ahmet Ağa...