Difference between revisions of "Musical features"
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| − | * Unifying Traits of Arab | + | * Unifying Traits of Music at core of Islamic world (Arab/Turkish/Persian) |
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** Centrality of melody | ** Centrality of melody | ||
*** Heterophony | *** Heterophony | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 18 September 2006
- Unifying Traits of Music at core of Islamic world (Arab/Turkish/Persian)
- Centrality of 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
