{{Short description|Turkish musical form}} {{orphan|date=May 2022}}
'''Medhal''' is an instrumental form in Turkish makam music or Ottoman classical music. The first piece in Medhal form was composed by Ali Rıfat Çağatay. Most of the Medhal compositions are in short usuls like Sofyan. Two basic forms are used: i) A+B+C+B+D+B+E+B , ii) A+B+C+B, where B refers to the section "Mulazime".<ref>Gülçin Yahya Kaçar. "Turk Musikisi Rehberi". Ankara: Maya, 2009: 296.</ref> This form is similar to Peşrev but is often more free than Peşrev. It is not an old form, but is mainly used in the 20th century.<ref>Ozkan, Ismail Hakki. "Turk musikisi Nazariyati ve Usulleri". Istanbul: Otuken Nesriyat, 1998: 81.</ref>
==Compositions in for Medhal (Turkish makam music)== Below is a list of some compositions in for Medhal.
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112718/http://notaarsivleri.com/Saz_Eserleri/2431.png Rast Medhal]'' (Alâeddin Yavaşça) *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131224084157/http://notaarsivleri.com/Saz_Eserleri/2432.png Rast Medhal]'' (Ali Rıfat Çağatay) *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105121/http://notaarsivleri.com/Saz_Eserleri/2438.png Rast Medhal]'' (Sadun Aksüt)
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Forms of Turkish makam music Category:Forms of Ottoman music