Maqamat on harmonica: Difference between revisions
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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 maqamats that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those 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 bending technique alone. | This page documents some of the maqamats that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those 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 bending technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of ioverblowing 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. | |||
As I am still exploring this realm, the musical examples on this page inevitable must be labeled "amateurish attempts". In case so many amateurish attempts make you sick, do a web search for one of the guys listed above. | |||
The categorization of the maqamat below follows [[http://www.maqamworld.com/|http://www.maqamworld.com]] . | The categorization of the maqamat below follows [[http://www.maqamworld.com/|http://www.maqamworld.com]] . | ||
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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 maqamats that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those 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 bending technique alone. | This page documents some of the maqamats that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those 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 bending technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of ioverblowing 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 /> | |||
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As I am still exploring this realm, the musical examples on this page inevitable must be labeled &quot;amateurish attempts&quot;. In case so many amateurish attempts make you sick, do a web search for one of the guys listed above.<br /> | |||
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The categorization of the maqamat below follows <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.maqamworld.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.maqamworld.com</a> .<br /> | The categorization of the maqamat below follows <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.maqamworld.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.maqamworld.com</a> .<br /> | ||