Middle Eastern music
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Middle Eastern music is a diverse musical tradition spanning Arab, Persian, Turkish, and other regional cultures, characterized by modal systems like maqam, complex rhythms, and the use of distinctive instruments such as the oud, qanun, and various types of fiddles and flutes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
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musical tradition ⓘ regional music ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Arab culture
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Armenian culture ⓘ Assyrian culture ⓘ Jewish culture ⓘ Kurdish culture ⓘ Persian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex rhythmic cycles
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heterophonic texture ⓘ improvisation ⓘ melodic emphasis over harmony ⓘ microtonal intervals ⓘ modal structure ⓘ non-equal temperament tuning systems ⓘ ornamented melodic lines ⓘ |
| hasForm |
bashraf
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dastgah performance cycle ⓘ muwashshah ⓘ peshrev ⓘ sama‘i ⓘ taqsim ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Andalusian music
NERFINISHED
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European medieval music ⓘ Western classical music ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
Arabic classical music
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Dabke music ⓘ Mevlevi music ⓘ Mizrahi music ⓘ Ottoman classical music ⓘ Persian classical music ⓘ Raï ⓘ Shaabi ⓘ Sufi music ⓘ Tarab ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine music
NERFINISHED
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Central Asian music ⓘ Islamic culture ⓘ North African Berber music ⓘ pre-Islamic musical traditions ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
call and response
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drone ⓘ improvised prelude ⓘ maqam theory ⓘ ornamentation ⓘ poetic recitation ⓘ vocal improvisation ⓘ |
| typicalContext |
Sufi rituals
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coffeehouses ⓘ courtly settings ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ social celebrations ⓘ storytelling performances ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| typicalRhythmicFeature |
additive rhythms
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asymmetric meters ⓘ iqa system ⓘ usul rhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| typicalVocalStyle |
improvised vocalization
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melismatic singing ⓘ ornamented vocal lines ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
baglama
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buzuq ⓘ darbuka NERFINISHED ⓘ frame drum ⓘ kamancheh ⓘ mizmar ⓘ ney ⓘ oud ⓘ qanun ⓘ rebab ⓘ riq ⓘ santur ⓘ tar ⓘ violin ⓘ zurna ⓘ |
| usesModalSystem |
dastgah
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makam ⓘ maqam ⓘ |
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