An investigation of 32 works from 8 offices from the Rast Family in Dârü'l-Elhân Külliyâti with the graphic method in time and ratio

The aim of this study is to provide new insights, new perspectives and new methods on the Turkish Music makam analysis. For this purpose; it puts forwards the contributions of the "Graphic Method" developed by Prof. Mutlu Torun to musical work analyses. Method: The functional smallest units such as çeşni (character of a musical work), sequence, stopping pitch, ending pitch, half-ending point, half-ending çeşni, which constitute the whole of musical works, are shown on a line. In addition, it was tried to be put forward how the combination emerging with the togetherness of makam, style and lyrics is built in a musical work, how makam is used in practice, with which characteristics similar makams are formed and how they separate from each other and how makam is processed in time and ratio dimension. 4 musical works were obtained from the eight makams belonging to the Rast family and selected from Dârü'l-Elhân Collection and 32 (Rast, Rast Mâye, Rehâvî, Sazkâr, Pesendîde, Pençgâh, Büzürg, Sûzidilârâ) works in total were analyzed with the "Graphic Method". The findings consist of the graphs, tables, observations in addition to the comparisons, detections and interpretations obtained from the analysis (makam analysis, how the progress structure of makam is places within ground and song etc.) of the works with the makam descriptions of certain theoreticians. As a result, similarities and differences were revealed in terms of basic elements such as characters used in the ending, important stopping pitches and extension regions based on the work analyses with the makam descriptions offered by certain theoreticians. The data obtained from the study showed that the Graphic Method has the characteristics that can provide a new perspective to the understanding of analysis. With this method, it seems possible to place makam of a work and its components on a line, to understand their relations and to see the smallest functional structures of the work as a whole. It was thought that the method gives a more analytical point of view to the analysis of work and it can play a facilitating role in the education of Turkish music theory xix with its conformity to the understanding of today's pedagogical formation. There is a need for researches which involve broader musical work analyses that more clearly demonstrate the functionality of the Graphic Method. Key Words: Darü'l-Elhân, Rast, Analysis, Graphic, Method