Harmonic Secrets of Arabic Music Scales: Fine Tuning the Maqams
- ISBN-10
- 1933983191
- ISBN-13
- 9781933983196
- Category
- Maqām
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-02
- Publisher
- G. L. Design
- Author
- Cameron Powers
Description
Finding and performing perfectly harmonious note intervals in Arabic music maqam systems. Knowledge of quartertones is not enough. This book explains how the maqamat follow the laws of acoustic physics and provide a history of clues given by traditional musicians which demonstrate that this knowledge was available by tuning with deep listening.
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