Nikriz

Nikriz is the a scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.

Nikriz in 53-TET

Breakdown of the Nikriz Makam^[1]

Components		Note		Western Note		Steps to following note		Cents from Durak note		Function
Nikriz pentachord		Rast		G		T (9)		0		Durak
		Dügâh		A		S (5)		203.77
		Dik Kürdî		B		A (12)		316.97
		Nim Hicaz		C♯		S (5)		588.67
		Neva		D	-	T (9)		701.89		Güçlü
Rast tetrachord	Buselik tetrachord				-
		Hüseyni/Hisar		E		K (8)	B (4)	905.66
		Eviç	Acem	F♯	F	S (5)	T (9)	1086.79	996.23
		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 12-TET Western scales. However, using the 48-TET model, while worse than many other models in approximation,^[2] allows for such comparisons.^{[note 1]}

The approximation of Nikriz within 48-TET would be:

• Ukrainian Dorian (3, ♯7 included along with 7)

Usage

Songs that use the Nikriz scale

• Tanrıya Feryat
• Sevda Çiçeği [tr]

Notes

References