Between Theory, Representation and Practice of Maqām: Rethinking the Representation of the Arabic Maqāmāt

Traditionally, students learning the maqāmātare taught aurally, in the master-student paradigm, where phrase-by-phrase they acquire knowledge of the maqāmāt, which forms the building blocks of taqsīmand composition. While Western forms of notation for the representation of Arabic maqāmāt have increa...

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Main Author: Keogh, Brent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Analytical Approaches to World Music 2014-12-01
Series:Analytical Approaches to World Music
Online Access:http://aawmjournal.com/articles/2014b/Keogh_AAWM_Vol_3_2.pdf