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A Rast scale (ascending and descending), on a harmonica in spanish tuning (amateurish attempt)
A Rast scale (ascending and descending), on a harmonica in spanish tuning (amateurish attempt)


A pioneer in playing middle-eastern and indian music on the harmonica is [[http://straaten.com/|Roland van Straaten]]. A beautiful example (maqam Hijaz - this one is not microtonal, though) can be listened to [[http://straaten.com/CoralLoveDance2.4MB.mp3|here]].
In case so many amateurish attempts have made you sick and ready to dismiss the harmonica, here is an example of a master: [[http://straaten.com/|Roland van Straaten]], which is a pioneer in playing middle-eastern and indian music on the harmonica. A beautiful example (maqam Hijaz/Hijaz Kar - this one is not microtonal, though) can be listened to [[http://straaten.com/CoralLoveDance2.4MB.mp3|here]].


These points (and the fact that the instrument is small and cheap) make the harmonica a good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music.</pre></div>
These points (and the fact that the instrument is small and cheap) make the harmonica a good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music.</pre></div>
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A Rast scale (ascending and descending), on a harmonica in spanish tuning (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
A Rast scale (ascending and descending), on a harmonica in spanish tuning (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
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A pioneer in playing middle-eastern and indian music on the harmonica is &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://straaten.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Roland van Straaten&lt;/a&gt;. A beautiful example (maqam Hijaz - this one is not microtonal, though) can be listened to &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://straaten.com/CoralLoveDance2.4MB.mp3" rel="nofollow"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
In case so many amateurish attempts have made you sick and ready to dismiss the harmonica, here is an example of a master: &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://straaten.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Roland van Straaten&lt;/a&gt;, which is a pioneer in playing middle-eastern and indian music on the harmonica. A beautiful example (maqam Hijaz/Hijaz Kar - this one is not microtonal, though) can be listened to &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://straaten.com/CoralLoveDance2.4MB.mp3" rel="nofollow"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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These points (and the fact that the instrument is small and cheap) make the harmonica a good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
These points (and the fact that the instrument is small and cheap) make the harmonica a good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>