Introducing maqamat

• Maqam:
  • literally "place", "station".
  • In music of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia: melodic mode
    • Transposable pitch collection, with*
      • (1) tonal functions, like major/minor, but adding also:
      • (2) melodic patterns, and
      • (3) "microtones"
    • "Microtones" (the term is relative!) - intervals outside either 12TET or low-integer "just" intonations (e.g. Pythagorean={2,3} or 5 limit={2,3,5}
    • Therefore there are many maqamat!
  • suite featuring a particular mode
• Saltana
• Maqam Bayyati and its ajnas.
• Maqam Shuri and its ajnas.
• Sing and use this tuner to check your intonation
• Ah Ya Hilu
• General theory