Arabic maqam
E530481
Arabic maqam is the traditional system of melodic modes in Arabic music, defining characteristic scales, intervals, and improvisational practices across the Arab world.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arabic maqam system | 2 |
| Arabic maqam tradition | 1 |
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
element of Arabic music
ⓘ
musical mode system ⓘ |
| governs |
cadential patterns
ⓘ
intonation of pitches ⓘ melodic contour ⓘ permissible modulations ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ajnas
ⓘ
characteristic melodic phrases ⓘ improvisational practice ⓘ interval structure ⓘ modulation rules ⓘ scale ⓘ tonic ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Arabic music
ⓘ
Egyptian music ⓘ Iraqi music ⓘ Levantine music ⓘ Maghrebi music ⓘ Middle Eastern music ⓘ North African music ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defining modal identity
ⓘ
expressing emotional states ⓘ guiding improvisation ⓘ organizing melodic material ⓘ structuring composition ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRoot |
Abbasid-era music theory
ⓘ
medieval Arab theory ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabian musical practices ⓘ |
| hasNotableMaqam |
Maqam Ajam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maqam Bayati NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Huzam NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Kurd NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Nahawand NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Nahawand Murassaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Rast NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Saba NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqam Sikah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPedagogicalElement |
ear training for microtones
ⓘ
improvisation training ⓘ learning ajnas ⓘ memorizing canonical pieces ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariant |
Egyptian maqam practice
ⓘ
Iraqi maqam tradition ⓘ Levantine maqam practice ⓘ North African modal practice ⓘ |
| hasScaleSize | typically 7 notes per octave ⓘ |
| hasTheorist |
Al-Farabi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al-Kindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn Sina NERFINISHED ⓘ Safiyy al-Din al-Urmawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypicalInstrument |
buzuq
ⓘ
nay ⓘ oud ⓘ qanun ⓘ riq NERFINISHED ⓘ tabla ⓘ violin ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Andalusian nuba traditions
ⓘ
Byzantine echoi ⓘ Ottoman makam NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian dastgah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy |
apprenticeship
ⓘ
conservatory education ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| isUsedInGenre |
Sufi music
ⓘ
muwashshah ⓘ qasida ⓘ religious chant ⓘ taqsim ⓘ tarab music ⓘ wasla ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
ajnas (singular jins)
ⓘ
microtones ⓘ quarter tones ⓘ tetrachords ⓘ trichords ⓘ |
| usesTuningSystem |
24-tone equal division of the octave (theoretical)
ⓘ
non-equal microtonal intonation (practical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arabic maqam tradition
this entity surface form:
Arabic maqam system
this entity surface form:
Arabic maqam system