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What is the name of the makam theory treatise by the 17th-century Moldavian prince Dimitrie Cantemir, which codified the Ottoman modal system using his own invented notation?
Answer: Kitab-i Ilmü'l-Musiki — Cantemir's Book of the Science of Music (c.1700) preserved over 350 instrumental compositions and is the most important source for early Ottoman court music; his notation system captured microtones Western staff notation could not.
- A Edvar-i Musiki
- B Mecmua-i Saz u Soz
- C Kitab-i Ilmü'l-Musiki ✓
- D Risale-i Musikî
Cantemir's Book of the Science of Music (c.1700) preserved over 350 instrumental compositions and is the most important source for early Ottoman court music; his notation system captured microtones Western staff notation could not.