Difference between revisions of "Musical features"
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| − | * [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Theory/ | + | * [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Theory/ General theory] |
| + | * [http://www.maqamworld.com Maqam] | ||
* [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Repertoire%20(audio,lyrics,%20translations,%20%20transcriptions...)/ Practice] | * [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Repertoire%20(audio,lyrics,%20translations,%20%20transcriptions...)/ Practice] | ||
[http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Maqamworld/] | [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Maqamworld/] | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 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
