Difference between revisions of "Musical features"
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| + | * Unifying Traits of Arab Music | ||
| + | ** Importance of Arabic language. | ||
| + | ** Centrality of melody | ||
| + | *** Heterophony | ||
| + | *** Ornament | ||
| + | *** Microtonality | ||
| + | *** [http://www.maqamworld.com Maqam] | ||
| + | *** Improvisation | ||
| + | ** Rhythm | ||
| + | *** Free rhythm forms | ||
| + | *** Simple cycles | ||
| + | *** Complex cycles | ||
| + | ** Compound forms | ||
| + | *** Fasil (Syria) | ||
| + | *** Nawba (North Africa) | ||
| + | *** Wasla (Egypt) | ||
| + | ** Instruments | ||
| + | *** qanun (a trapazoidal plucked zither) | ||
| + | *** 'ud (a fretless plucked lute) | ||
| + | *** nay (a reed flute) | ||
| + | *** Western violin | ||
| + | *** folk instruments | ||
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[http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Maqamworld/] | [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Maqamworld/] | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 18 September 2006
- Unifying Traits of Arab Music
- Importance of Arabic language.
- Centrality of melody
- Heterophony
- Ornament
- Microtonality
- Maqam
- Improvisation
- Rhythm
- Free rhythm forms
- Simple cycles
- Complex cycles
- Compound forms
- Fasil (Syria)
- Nawba (North Africa)
- Wasla (Egypt)
- Instruments
- qanun (a trapazoidal plucked zither)
- 'ud (a fretless plucked lute)
- nay (a reed flute)
- Western violin
- folk instruments
