Abstract is: The various nations of the region include the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East, the Iranian traditions of Persia, the Jewish music of Israel and the diaspora, Armenian music, Kurdish music, Azeri Music, the varied traditions of Cypriot music, the music of Turkey, traditional Assyrian music, Coptic ritual music in Egypt as well as other genres of Egyptian music in general, and the Andalusian (Muslim Spain) music very much alive in the greater Middle East (North Africa), all maintain their own traditions. It is widely regarded that some Middle-Eastern musical styles have influenced Central Asia, as well as Spain, and the Balkans. Throughout the region, religion has been a common factor in uniting peoples of different languages, cultures and nations. The predominance of Islam allowed a great deal of Arabic, and Byzantine influence to spread through the region rapidly from the 7th century onward. The Arabic scale is strongly melodic, based on various maqamat (sing. maqam) or modes (also known as makam in Turkish music). The early Arabs translated and developed Greek texts and works of music and mastered the musical theory of the music of ancient Greece (i.e. Systema ametabolon, enharmonium, chromatikon, diatonon). This is similar to the dastgah of Persian music. While this originates with classical music, the modal system has filtered down into folk, liturgical and even popular music, with influence from the West. Unlike much western music, Arabic music includes quarter tones halfway between notes, often through the use of stringed instruments (like the oud) or the human voice. Further distinguishing characteristics of Middle Eastern and North African music include very complex rhythmic structures, generally tense vocal tone, and a monophonic texture. Traditional Middle Eastern music does not use chords, or harmony in the Western sense. Often, more traditional Middle-Eastern music can last from one to three hours in length, building up to anxiously awaited, and much applauded climaxes, or tarab, derived from the Arabic term طرب tarraba.
music genre | Q188451 |
music by country or region | Q75054287 |
music of Asia | Q525073 |
music of North Africa | Q11400811 |
P9185 | AllMusic genre/style ID | ma0000002565 |
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P1417 | Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID | art/Middle-Eastern-music |
P3219 | Encyclopædia Universalis ID | musicales-traditions-musiques-de-l-islam |
P646 | Freebase ID | /m/06j64v |
P8408 | KBpedia ID | MiddleEasternMusic |
P6366 | Microsoft Academic ID | 540220403 |
P3417 | Quora topic ID | Middle-Eastern-Music |
P9173 | Rate Your Music genre ID | west-asian-music |
P910 | topic's main category | Category:Middle Eastern music | Q8628031 |
Q624044 | Arabic music |
Q4852449 | Balochi music |
Q2090950 | Byzantine music |
Q585588 | Khaliji |
Q110593056 | Levant music |
Q123421088 | Levantine Arabic music |
Q5377728 | Luri music |
Q3135793 | Middle Eastern hip hop |
Q2738544 | Mizrahi music |
Q106635221 | West Asian folk music |
Q6030291 | maftirim |
Q6942010 | music of Bahrain |
Q245931 | music of Cyprus |
Q18129813 | music of Egypt |
Q1672398 | music of Iran |
Q3328692 | music of Iraq |
Q3858 | music of Israel |
Q3328697 | music of Jordan |
Q6942143 | music of Kuwait |
Q3328710 | music of Lebanon |
Q108250543 | music of Mediterranea |
Q6942178 | music of Mesopotamia |
Q3328739 | music of Palestine |
Q3328758 | music of Saudi Arabia |
Q2562237 | music of Syria |
Q1074080 | music of Turkey |
Q3328786 | music of Yemen |
Q106506985 | music of the Caucasus |
Q6942404 | music of the United Arab Emirates |
Q19664872 | Anne Rasmussen | field of work | P101 |
Q8628031 | Category:Middle Eastern music | category's main topic | P301 |
Q12823836 | Jam | part of | P361 |
Arabic (ar / Q13955) | موسيقى الشرق الأوسط | wikipedia |
Egyptian Arabic (arz / Q29919) | موسيقى الشرق الأوسط | wikipedia |
ckb | مۆسیقای ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین | wikipedia |
Orientalische Musik | wikipedia | |
Middle Eastern music | wikipedia | |
en-simple | Middle Eastern music | wikipedia |
Música de Asia Occidental y África del Norte | wikipedia | |
Persian (fa / Q9168) | موسیقی خاورمیانه | wikipedia |
Bliskoistočna glazba | wikipedia | |
Norwegian, Nynorsk (nn / Q25164) | Midtaustenmusikk | wikipedia |
Блискоисточна музика | wikipedia | |
Orientalisk musik | wikipedia |
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