Buselik pitch class set (Turkish makam theory)


In Turkish classical music, the Buselik pitch class set is a set of scales that are named after the Bûselik makam. For Buselik, there is the Buselik tetrachord and the Buselik pentachord.

Buselik pentachord in 53-TET

The intervals of the Buselik pentachord and Buselik tetrachord within 53 Tone Equal Temperament are given in the table:
PentachordTetrachordNote orderStep to next note Note name starting from Buselik
Buselik pentachordBuselik tetrachord
1T Buselik
Buselik pentachordBuselik tetrachord
2B Hicaz
Buselik pentachordBuselik tetrachord
3T Neva
Buselik pentachordBuselik tetrachord
4T Hüseynî
Buselik pentachord-5-Mahur