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Turkish makam
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<p>The Turkish makam is a system of <a href="/facts/Melody_type/QGlVSCmS">melody types</a> used in <a href="/facts/Turkish_classical_music/qj7l36Lc">Turkish classical music</a> and <a href="/facts/Turkish_folk_music/YhrpwXNI">Turkish folk music</a>. It provides a complex set of rules for composing and performance. Each makam specifies a unique <a href="/facts/Musical_tuning/v5Q1kYxC">intervalic structure</a> (<i>cinsler</i> meaning <a href="/facts/Genus_(music)/uPzuTEEL">genera</a>) and melodic development (<i>seyir</i>). Whether a fixed composition (<i><a href="/facts/Beste_(Turkish_music)/LQSAjxR0">beste</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/%25C5%259Eark%25C4%25B1/effFTYPp">şarkı</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Pe%25C5%259Frev/1yf0Qjnv">peşrev</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Ceremony/c5NTgepr">âyin</a></i>, etc.) or a spontaneous composition (<i><a href="/facts/Gazel/aa8MIp8I">gazel</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Taqsim/mWnTrf0K">taksim</a></i>, recitation of <i><a href="/facts/Quran/39rkStko">Kuran-ı Kerim</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Mawlid/xPgIG3fC">Mevlid</a></i>, etc.), all attempt to follow the melody type. The rhythmic counterpart of makam in Turkish music is <a href="/facts/Usul_(music)/2V2waqVd">usul</a>. </p>