Maqamat on harmonica: Difference between revisions
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Known harmonica players that play oriental music are, e.g., [[http://straaten.com/|Roland van Straaten]], [[http://www.levyland.com|Howard Levy]], [[http://shtreiml.com/shtreiml.php|Jason Rosenblatt]], [[http://www.jantsojokelin.fi|Jantso Jokelin]]. | Known harmonica players that play oriental music are, e.g., [[http://straaten.com/|Roland van Straaten]], [[http://www.levyland.com|Howard Levy]], [[http://shtreiml.com/shtreiml.php|Jason Rosenblatt]], [[http://www.jantsojokelin.fi|Jantso Jokelin]]. | ||
A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that might | A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that might be called essential for oriental music, its [[harmonica|natural ability to play microtones]], seems to be hardly ever used. | ||
This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in [[12edo]]. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard "bending" playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU|Steve Baker special tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M|country tuning]]//. | This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in [[12edo]]. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard "bending" playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU|Steve Baker special tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M|country tuning]]//. | ||
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Known harmonica players that play oriental music are, e.g., <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://straaten.com/" rel="nofollow">Roland van Straaten</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.levyland.com" rel="nofollow">Howard Levy</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://shtreiml.com/shtreiml.php" rel="nofollow">Jason Rosenblatt</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.jantsojokelin.fi" rel="nofollow">Jantso Jokelin</a>.<br /> | Known harmonica players that play oriental music are, e.g., <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://straaten.com/" rel="nofollow">Roland van Straaten</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.levyland.com" rel="nofollow">Howard Levy</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://shtreiml.com/shtreiml.php" rel="nofollow">Jason Rosenblatt</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.jantsojokelin.fi" rel="nofollow">Jantso Jokelin</a>.<br /> | ||
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A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that might | A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that might be called essential for oriental music, its <a class="wiki_link" href="/harmonica">natural ability to play microtones</a>, seems to be hardly ever used.<br /> | ||
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This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a>. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard &quot;bending&quot; playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are <em><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU" rel="nofollow">Steve Baker special tuning</a></em>, <em><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow">spanish tuning</a></em>, <em><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M" rel="nofollow">country tuning</a></em>.<br /> | This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a>. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard &quot;bending&quot; playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are <em><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU" rel="nofollow">Steve Baker special tuning</a></em>, <em><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow">spanish tuning</a></em>, <em><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M" rel="nofollow">country tuning</a></em>.<br /> | ||