Buselik makam
A makam on Dügâh (A) with no accidentals in its key signature; its cadences lean on the leading note Nim Zirgüle (G♯). Moved to Rast, the same scale becomes Nihavend.
At a glance
- Karar (tonic)
- Dügâh (A)
- Güçlü (strong note)
- Hüseynî (E)
- Yeden (leading note)
- Nim Zirgüle (G♯)
- Seyir (melodic direction)
- descending–ascending (inici–çıkıcı)
- Key signature (donanım)
- no accidentals
- Scale (dizi)
- a Buselik pentachord on Dügâh, with a Kürdi (or Hicaz) tetrachord on Hüseynî
The scale, note by note
As written in Turkish notation. Under each note: its koma accidental, if any, and the nearest clarinet note, with its Boehm fingering.
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1 A
On the clarinet: A4 · played as written
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2 B
On the clarinet: B4 · played as written
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3 C
On the clarinet: C5 · played as written
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4 D
On the clarinet: D5 · played as written
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5 E
On the clarinet: E5 · played as written
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6 F
On the clarinet: F5 · played as written
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7 G
On the clarinet: G5 · played as written
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8 A
On the clarinet: A5 · played as written
Playing koma notes on the clarinet
A Boehm clarinet has no keys for koma accidentals. Players take the fingering of the nearest note and bend the pitch with the embouchure or an alternative fingering, listening for the makam’s colour. The scale above shows which notes need it.
Buselik in Dizek
When you scan a piece in Buselik, pick “Uşşak, Buselik — no sharps or flats (koma flats rounded)” as the key on the scan screen. Dizek reads the koma accidentals as the nearest flats and sharps, writes the note names in Turkish if you like, and transposes for your clarinet, including the G clarinet.
Photograph a page in Buselik, play it tonight
Get DizekSources
Makam theory after the Arel–Ezgi–Uzdilek system, as described by TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi and Klarnet Park.