Middle-Eastern music
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The music of the middle-eastern (arabic/turkish/persian) cultural area is one of the important microtonal music traditions (along with the [[Indian|indian]] tradition). A central concept is "maqam", which corresponds more or less (but not exactly) to the western "mode". An introduction into maqam theory can be found on [[http://www.maqamworld.com/|http://www.maqamworld.com]]. There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in [[http://www.ozanyarman.com/misc/Doctorate%20Thesis.pdf|Ozan Yarman's dissertation]]. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). [[24edo]] has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Ozan Yarman's proposal for a new tuning standard for maqam music is a 79-tone [[MOSScales|MOS]] subset of [[159edo]]. It is described, of course, in his dissertation. Short description (quote of a posting on the yahoo tuning list) is [[79MOS 159edo|here]].
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<html><head><title>Arabic, Turkish, Persian</title></head><body>The music of the middle-eastern (arabic/turkish/persian) cultural area is one of the important microtonal music traditions (along with the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Indian">indian</a> tradition).<br /> <br /> A central concept is "maqam", which corresponds more or less (but not exactly) to the western "mode". An introduction into maqam theory can be found on <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.maqamworld.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.maqamworld.com</a>.<br /> <br /> There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/misc/Doctorate%20Thesis.pdf" rel="nofollow">Ozan Yarman's dissertation</a>. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). <a class="wiki_link" href="/24edo">24edo</a> has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise.<br /> <br /> Ozan Yarman's proposal for a new tuning standard for maqam music is a 79-tone <a class="wiki_link" href="/MOSScales">MOS</a> subset of <a class="wiki_link" href="/159edo">159edo</a>. It is described, of course, in his dissertation. Short description (quote of a posting on the yahoo tuning list) is <a class="wiki_link" href="/79MOS%20159edo">here</a>.</body></html>