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Along with the [[Indian]] tradition, the music of the Middle and Near East (Arabic, Turkish, and Persian) is one of the important microtonal &lt;span class="wiki_link_ext"&gt;music&lt;/span&gt; traditions.
Along with the [[Indian]] tradition, the music of the Middle and Near East (Arabic, Turkish, and Persian) is one of the important microtonal &lt;span class="wiki_link_ext"&gt;music&lt;/span&gt; traditions.


A central concept is "maqam" (pl. maqamat), which corresponds somewhat (but not exactly) to the Western "mode". An introduction to maqam theory can be found on [[http://www.maqamworld.com/|http://www.maqamworld.com]]. The Arabic maqam and Turkish makam systems differ to some degree from the related Persian system of dastgah.
A central concept is "maqam" (pl. maqamat), which corresponds somewhat (but not exactly) to the Western "mode". An introduction to maqam theory can be found on [[http://www.maqamworld.com/|http://www.maqamworld.com]]. The Arabic maqam and Turkish makam systems differ to some degree from the related Persian system of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastgah|dastgah]].


The use of microtones in these systems can be extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a [[http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745|podcast]] by Arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there could be 12 different notes within a half step.
The use of microtones in these systems can be extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a [[http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745|podcast]] by Arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there could be 12 different notes within a half step.
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Along with the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/Indian"&gt;Indian&lt;/a&gt; tradition, the music of the Middle and Near East (Arabic, Turkish, and Persian) is one of the important microtonal &lt;span class="wiki_link_ext"&gt;music&lt;/span&gt; traditions.&lt;br /&gt;
Along with the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/Indian"&gt;Indian&lt;/a&gt; tradition, the music of the Middle and Near East (Arabic, Turkish, and Persian) is one of the important microtonal &lt;span class="wiki_link_ext"&gt;music&lt;/span&gt; traditions.&lt;br /&gt;
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A central concept is &amp;quot;maqam&amp;quot; (pl. maqamat), which corresponds somewhat (but not exactly) to the Western &amp;quot;mode&amp;quot;. An introduction to maqam theory can be found on &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.maqamworld.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.maqamworld.com&lt;/a&gt;. The Arabic maqam and Turkish makam systems differ to some degree from the related Persian system of dastgah.&lt;br /&gt;
A central concept is &amp;quot;maqam&amp;quot; (pl. maqamat), which corresponds somewhat (but not exactly) to the Western &amp;quot;mode&amp;quot;. An introduction to maqam theory can be found on &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.maqamworld.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.maqamworld.com&lt;/a&gt;. The Arabic maqam and Turkish makam systems differ to some degree from the related Persian system of &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastgah" rel="nofollow"&gt;dastgah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The use of microtones in these systems can be extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745" rel="nofollow"&gt;podcast&lt;/a&gt; by Arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there could be 12 different notes within a half step.&lt;br /&gt;
The use of microtones in these systems can be extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745" rel="nofollow"&gt;podcast&lt;/a&gt; by Arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there could be 12 different notes within a half step.&lt;br /&gt;
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