Segâh makam
A makam resting on Segâh, the B one koma flat, with its strong note on Nevâ (D), where it makes half cadences with the Buselik or Uşşak colour. Its leading note is Kürdî (A bakiye sharp). Segâh is also the name of the perde it rests on, the third of Rast.
At a glance
- Karar (tonic)
- Segâh (B)
- Güçlü (strong note)
- Nevâ (D)
- Yeden (leading note)
- Kürdî (A♯)
- Seyir (melodic direction)
- ascending (çıkıcı)
- Key signature (donanım)
- B koma flat (1 koma), E koma flat (1 koma), F bakiye sharp (4 komas)
- Scale (dizi)
- a Segâh pentachord on Segâh, with a Hicaz tetrachord on Eviç
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 B
B koma flat (1 koma)
On the clarinet: B4
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2 C
On the clarinet: C5 · played as written
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3 D
On the clarinet: D5 · played as written
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4 E
E koma flat (1 koma)
On the clarinet: E5
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5 F
F bakiye sharp (4 komas)
On the clarinet: F♯5
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6 G
On the clarinet: G5 · played as written
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7 A
A bakiye sharp (4 komas)
On the clarinet: A♯5
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8 B
B koma flat (1 koma)
On the clarinet: B5
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.
Segâh in Dizek
When you scan a piece in Segâh, pick “Hüseyni, Muhayyer, Rast — F♯ (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 Segâh, play it tonight
Get DizekSources
Makam theory after the Arel–Ezgi–Uzdilek system, as described by TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi and Klarnet Park.