Abstract
In this research, the main scales of seven destgah (هفت دستگاه) used in Iranian music were compiled by examining the works of different authors. Turkish music maqam scales having common features with these series were compared considering the name of the series, the places of the series (tonic), and the interval features of the sounds in the series. In the comparison, destgah main scales and maqam series were limited to eight sounds and notated. In this research and comparison, the main scales of seven destgah were discussed, however, the scales of guşe (گوشه) and avaz (آواز) weren’t taken into the scope of the research. The conception of destgah in modern-day Iranian music and the concepts of destgah (دستگاه) and redif (ردیف), the accidentals such as koron (کرن) and sori (سری) used in this music were elucidated in order to shed light on the theoretical background of the research. Besides, the intervals and accidentals in Turkish music were clarified considering Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system in order to simplify the comparison of the scales. The research concludes that destgah-e şur main scale connotes uşşak maqam scale, destgah-e mahur main scale connotes çargâh maqam scale, destgah-e homayun main scale connotes humayun maqam scale, destgah-e segâh main scale connotes segâh maqam scale, destgah-e çahargah main scale connotes zirgüleli hicaz maqam scale, destgah-e nava main scale connotes uşşak maqam scale, and destgah-e rast pancgah main scale connotes acemaşiran maqam series.