# Medhal

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{{Short description|Turkish musical form}}
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'''Medhal''' is an instrumental form in [Turkish makam music](/source/Turkish_makam_music) or [Ottoman classical music](/source/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](/source/G%C3%BCl%C3%A7in_Yahya_Ka%C3%A7ar). "Turk Musikisi Rehberi". Ankara: Maya, 2009: 296.</ref>
This form is similar to [Peşrev](/source/Pe%C5%9Frev) 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](/source/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==
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Category:Forms of Turkish makam music
Category:Forms of Ottoman music

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