Central Asian shashmaqam
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Central Asian shashmaqam is a classical musical tradition of Central Asia characterized by a structured cycle of vocal and instrumental pieces built on modal systems similar to those found in other maqam-based musics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical music genre
ⓘ
maqam-based music ⓘ musical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bukhara
NERFINISHED
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Samarkand NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
heritage of Bukharan Jews
ⓘ
urban courtly music ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| feature |
alternation of vocal and instrumental sections
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complex rhythmic cycles ⓘ modal improvisation within fixed structures ⓘ ornamented melodic lines ⓘ poetic texts in Chagatai or early Uzbek ⓘ poetic texts in Persian ⓘ structured cycle of vocal and instrumental pieces ⓘ suites organized by modes ⓘ |
| genre | classical music of Central Asia ⓘ |
| hasEtymology |
"maqam" meaning "mode" or "place" in Arabic
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"shash" meaning "six" in Persian ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Bukhara Emirate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Persian musical traditions
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Turkic musical traditions ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
doira
ⓘ
dutar ⓘ ghijak ⓘ nay or flute ⓘ tanbur ⓘ |
| notation | later transcribed in staff notation in the 20th century ⓘ |
| pedagogy |
master–disciple system
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oral transmission ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
ceremonial occasions
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concert performance ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arabic maqam
NERFINISHED
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Azerbaijani mugham NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian dastgah ⓘ Uyghur muqam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
symbol of national culture in Tajikistan
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symbol of national culture in Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| structure | cycle of six principal maqams ⓘ |
| textSource |
Sufi poetry
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classical Persian poetry ⓘ |
| usesModalSystem | maqam ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
choral responses in some sections
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solo singing ⓘ |
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