koma

The basic unit of Muslim music theory, the ninth of a note. Intervals contain these komas: 1/9 = koma, 4/9 = bakiye, 5/9 = small mudjeneb, 8/9 = big mudjeneb, 9/9 = whole note, 12 or 13/9 = artic ikili. Intervals make makams. (It's worth noticing that the European half note does not have a Turkish equivalent.)

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