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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">[[media type="file" key="HarmonicaMaqamNairuz.mp3" width="240" height="20"]]
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The harmonica is an instrument that is well suited to play oriental (arabic/turkish/persian, but also indian) music styles.
A Nairuz scale, a variant of maqam Rast, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt)
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.blueswebzine.com/interviews/jantso_jokelin_jay_sinister_triple_jay_interview.html|Jantso Jokelin]].


A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its 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.
The structure follows [[http://www.maqamworld.com/|http://www.maqamworld.com]]
=Ajam family=
==Jiharkah==
XXX
=Bayaty family=
==Bayati==
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A phrase in maqam Bayati, standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)
A phrase in maqam Bayati, standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)


=Rast family=
==Rast==
While standard harmonicas can play certain phrases in maqam Rast but not the full scale, harmonicas in [[http://www.hohnerusa.com/index.php?29|Steve Baker special tuning]] or in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]] allow to play a full Rast scale, both ascending and descending (which is different!):
While standard harmonicas can play certain phrases in maqam Rast but not the full scale, harmonicas in [[http://www.hohnerusa.com/index.php?29|Steve Baker special tuning]] or in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]] allow to play a full Rast scale, both ascending and descending (which is different!):


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A Rast scale (ascending and descending), harmonica in Steve Baker special tuning in F (amateurish attempt)
A Rast scale (ascending and descending), harmonica in Steve Baker special tuning in F (amateurish attempt)


These points (and the fact that the instrument is small and cheap) make the harmonica a good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music.
==Nairuz==
 
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BTW, 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]].</pre></div>
A Nairuz scale, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt)</pre></div>
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;maqamat on harmonica&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;The harmonica is an instrument that is well suited to play oriental (arabic/turkish/persian, but also indian) music styles.&lt;br /&gt;
A Nairuz scale, a variant of maqam Rast, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
Known harmonica players that play oriental music are, e.g., &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://straaten.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Roland van Straaten&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.levyland.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Howard Levy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://shtreiml.com/shtreiml.php" rel="nofollow"&gt;Jason Rosenblatt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.blueswebzine.com/interviews/jantso_jokelin_jay_sinister_triple_jay_interview.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Jantso Jokelin&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its natural ability to play microtones, seems to be hardly ever used.&lt;br /&gt;
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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 12edo.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The structure follows &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.maqamworld.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.maqamworld.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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XXX&lt;br /&gt;
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A phrase in maqam Bayati, standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
A phrase in maqam Bayati, standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
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While standard harmonicas can play certain phrases in maqam Rast but not the full scale, harmonicas in &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.hohnerusa.com/index.php?29" rel="nofollow"&gt;Steve Baker special tuning&lt;/a&gt; or in &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow"&gt;spanish tuning&lt;/a&gt; allow to play a full Rast scale, both ascending and descending (which is different!):&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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While standard harmonicas can play certain phrases in maqam Rast but not the full scale, harmonicas in &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.hohnerusa.com/index.php?29" rel="nofollow"&gt;Steve Baker special tuning&lt;/a&gt; or in &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow"&gt;spanish tuning&lt;/a&gt; allow to play a full Rast scale, both ascending and descending (which is different!):&lt;br /&gt;
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A Rast scale (ascending and descending), harmonica in spanish tuning in C (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
A Rast scale (ascending and descending), harmonica in spanish tuning in C (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
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A Rast scale (ascending and descending), harmonica in Steve Baker special tuning in F (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
A Rast scale (ascending and descending), harmonica in Steve Baker special tuning in F (amateurish attempt)&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;br /&gt;
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BTW, 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;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
A Nairuz scale, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt)&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
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