makams
Makams are a system of melodic organization used in Turkish classical music and related Middle Eastern traditions. A makam specifies an octave-scale, a range of pitches, a preferred final note, and a set of characteristic melodic patterns that influence how a melody develops and resolves.
Each makam comprises a scale that often includes microtones and quarter tones, yielding intervals that differ
Turkish makams are numerous and varied. Well-known examples include Rast, Uşşak, Hicaz, Nihavent, Segah, Hüseyni, Saba,
Although makams share similarities with maqams in Arabic and other traditions, they are distinct theoretical systems