Turkish makam

system of melodic modes used in traditional Turkish music
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Turkish makam

Summary

Turkish makam is a modal system[1]. It draws 178 Wikipedia views per month (modal_system category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Turkish makam's instance of is recorded as modal system[3].
  • Turkish makam's subclass of is recorded as melody type[4].
  • Turkish makam's Commons category is recorded as Maqam music theory[5].
  • Turkish makam's has part is recorded as durak[6].
  • Turkish makam's has part is recorded as güçlü[7].
  • Turkish makam's has part is recorded as yeden[8].
  • Turkish makam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03t85j[9].
  • Turkish makam's facet of is recorded as Ottoman classical music[10].
  • Turkish makam's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/maqam-music[11].
  • Turkish makam's Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID is recorded as 3292[12].
  • Turkish makam's TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID is recorded as makam--musiki[13].
  • Turkish makam's Enzyklopädie des europäischen Ostens ID is recorded as ac6c[14].
  • Turkish makam's Oxford Dictionary of English entry ID is recorded as 3158435002[15].

Why It Matters

Turkish makam draws 178 Wikipedia views per month (modal_system category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . oed.com. oed.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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