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Subsidiary cadence

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Structure of makam

Identify the local melodic flavour around a subsidiary resting point. Lengthening a note alone does not establish such a cadence.

Example

A → X / X → A

Subsidiary cadence

A → X / X → A

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Which relationship should you listen for when reading the diagram?

AnswerIdentify the local melodic flavour around a subsidiary resting point. Lengthening a note alone does not establish such a cadence.

Related topics

Durak, güçlü and points of repose

References

Makam — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi

MTR 121 — Makam Teorisi I

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