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There are both free, improvised sections (often at the beginning, a kind of introduction, the taqsim) and more rhythmic almost metred sections. These can be heard especially through listening to the rhythmic cycles in the percussion. The number of beats may vary.
--Cari 23:18, 11 January 2008 (MST)
Like Cari wrote, I noticed that many pieces begin with a loosely metered section at the beginning, with percussion coming in halfway or more into the track. But then pieces like "Bayti saghir fi Canada" are completely different. In it's case the defining Arab feature is the language.
Justina
Good thing there is percussion, otherwise the melody sometimes would not seem to be following any rhythm, completely free of meter and tempo. Example: The ney in the Sufi Medley- in the beginning- no meter, complete improvisation, then the drum starts to come in at 3:20 and at 4:30 the ney is playing with the drum and there is a coherent sound - rhythm and melody are more together.
Manya
