Acemli Rast


Acemli Rast is the implementation of the descending version of the Rast scale in Turkish makam music. It is in 53 Tone Equal Temperament.
ComponentsNoteWestern NoteSteps to following noteCents from Durak noteFunction
Rast pentachordRastGT 0Durak
Rast pentachordDügâhAK 203.77
Rast pentachordSegâhBS 384.91
Rast pentachordÇargahCT 498.11
Rast pentachordNevaDT 701.89Güçlü
Buselik tetrachordNevaDT 701.89Güçlü
Buselik tetrachordHüseyni/HisarEB 905.66
Buselik tetrachordAcemFT 996.23The Yeden of this scale is Irak, which is not octave equivalent with Acem.
Buselik tetrachordGerdaniyeG-1200.00Tiz Durak

Comparison with Western scales

Since the makam is based on 53-TET, it is impossible to directly tie it to 12-TET Western scales. However, using the 48-TET model, while worse than many other models in approximation, allows for such comparisons.
The approximation of Acemli Rast within 48-TET would be: Mixolydian.