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A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its [[harmonica|natural ability to play microtones]], seems to be hardly ever used. | A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its [[harmonica|natural ability to play microtones]], seems to be hardly ever used. | ||
This page documents some of the | This page documents some of the maqamat that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with a strong microtonal component, which are impossible to approximate in [[12edo]]. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty an 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.hohnerusa.com/index.php?29|Steve Baker special tuning]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M|country tuning]]. | ||
This list is, of course, far from being complete. | This list is, of course, far from being complete. | ||
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Full Iraq scales cannot be played by standard diatonic harmonicas. | Full Iraq scales cannot be played by standard diatonic harmonicas. | ||
Harmonicas in Steve Baker special tuning can play a full Iraq scale on "sort of" 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica). | Harmonicas in Steve Baker special tuning can play a full Iraq scale on "sort of" 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica). | ||
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==Bastanikar== | |||
Standard diatonic harmonicas allow to play a Bastanikar scale on "sort of" 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica). | |||
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==Mustaar== | |||
Full Mustaar scales cannot be played by standard diatonic harmonicas. | |||
Harmonicas in Steve Baker special tuning, spanish tuning and country tuning can play a full Mustaar scale on "sort of" 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica). | |||
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<!-- ws:end:WikiTextTocRule:67 -->The harmonica is an instrument that is well suited to play oriental (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Arabic%2C%20Turkish%2C%20Persian">arabic/turkish/persian</a>, but also <a class="wiki_link" href="/Indian">indian</a>) music styles.<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.blueswebzine.com/interviews/jantso_jokelin_jay_sinister_triple_jay_interview.html" 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.blueswebzine.com/interviews/jantso_jokelin_jay_sinister_triple_jay_interview.html" rel="nofollow">Jantso Jokelin</a>.<br /> | ||
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A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its <a class="wiki_link" href="/harmonica">natural ability to play microtones</a>, seems to be hardly ever used.<br /> | A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call 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 | This page documents some of the maqamat that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with a strong microtonal component, 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 an 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 <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.hohnerusa.com/index.php?29" rel="nofollow">Steve Baker special tuning</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow">spanish tuning</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M" rel="nofollow">country tuning</a>.<br /> | ||
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This list is, of course, far from being complete.<br /> | This list is, of course, far from being complete.<br /> | ||
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Full Iraq scales cannot be played by standard diatonic harmonicas.<br /> | Full Iraq scales cannot be played by standard diatonic harmonicas.<br /> | ||
Harmonicas in Steve Baker special tuning can play a full Iraq scale on &quot;sort of&quot; 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica).<br /> | Harmonicas in Steve Baker special tuning can play a full Iraq scale on &quot;sort of&quot; 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica).<br /> | ||
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Standard diatonic harmonicas allow to play a Bastanikar scale on &quot;sort of&quot; 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica).<br /> | |||
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Full Mustaar scales cannot be played by standard diatonic harmonicas.<br /> | |||
Harmonicas in Steve Baker special tuning, spanish tuning and country tuning can play a full Mustaar scale on &quot;sort of&quot; 12th position (starting on F half-sharp on a C harmonica).<br /> | |||
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