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<h2 id="nikriz-pentachord-in-53-tet">Nikriz pentachord in 53-TET</h2> <p>The intervals of the Nikriz pentachord within <a href="/facts/53_equal_temperament/9DTpCsVu">53 Tone Equal Temperament</a> are given in the table: </p> Nikriz pitch class set<table><tbody><tr><th>Pentachord</th><th>Tetrachord</th><th>Note order</th><th>Step to next note (Number of steps)</th><th>Note name starting from Rast<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/Nikriz_pitch_class_set_(Turkish_makam_theory)/hEfM7cBb">Nikriz pentachord</a></td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>T (9)</td><td>Rast</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">Hicaz tetrachord<p>(starting from Dügâh)</p></td><td>2</td><td>S (5)</td><td>Dügâh</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>A (12)</td><td>Dik Kürdî</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>S (5)</td><td>Nim Hicaz</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>-</td><td>Neva</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="makams-that-use-the-nikriz-pentachord">Makams that use the Nikriz pentachord</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name of Makam</th><th>Lower Çeşni</th><th colspan="2">Higher Çeşni</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>Nikriz<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td>Nikriz pentachord</td><td><a href="/facts/Rast_pitch_class_set_(Turkish_makam_theory)/6tGqbbQA">Rast tetrachord</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Buselik_pitch_class_set_(Turkish_makam_theory)/dCFvDCFF">Buselik tetrachord</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Neveser<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td>Nikriz pentachord</td><td colspan="2">Hicaz tetrachord</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Note: This is sometimes called "Starting from its original position" but it doesn't have to start there. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"NİKRİZ". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-29. <a href="https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/nikriz" target="_blank">https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/nikriz</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"NEVESER". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-29. <a href="https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/neveser" target="_blank">https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/neveser</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>