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Dear Visitor;
I have been having that domain,
www.notlar.net, since
February, 2002. Before that, I had other free website hostings
and domains from geocities, mynet, 3m etc. I always wanted to
publish the lesson marks of my students through the net, a
few hours after the exams, which
was a fame and a hobby for the beginning, feeling
myself a unique, no one was doing so, but now, everybody can
get in touch with the internet and use and feel the
sweet sense of the quickly reached information and knowledge.
IT IS VERY COMMON and FATE NOW!
Moreover, now, I like having such a web site for
myself.
It is not only mine, BUT ALSO YOURS!
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-Introduction to Makams -System of Music Theory
-Geography
and History of Makams
System of Music Theory in
Makam
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Welcome to the
miq productions makam theory website. Makamlar (Turkish, plural for
makam), or maqamat (Arabic, plural for maqam) are the modal structures
that make up the melodic rules for middle eastern music. The distribution of the
makam system is wide, covering all the North African countries, the whole arab
world, Sudan, parts of Kenya, Turkey, Greece, and east through Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan. Read more
about the geographical distribution of makam.
Makam is one of the oldest modal theories in the world, dating at least as far
back as al-Farabi (c. 950), but some concepts in makam theory extend all the way
back to Sumerian music theory that is over 2500 years old. Central to the makam
system is an understanding of the tuning of instruments, and tuning of intervals.
Read more about the tuning
systems included in the makam system.
Makam-based music is notated currently on the western 5-line staff, using the
treble clef, a manner that has been in use for about 300 years. There have been
other notational systems, notably the Hamparsam system, and the Khorzemian
tanbur notational systems, both in use in the 18th century. However, makam
notation uses a number of symbols for flats and a number of symbols for sharps
that aid the notation of more than 12 notes to the octave.
Read more about the
notational systems.
The makam system of Turkey names at least 270 distinct modes, which are grouped
into families. Likewise, Arabic maqam theory names 90-110 maqams, grouped into fasilah. Fasilah groupings are often based on modes that share the first
4 primary pitches in common.
Read more about fasilah, and the groupings of modes.
A great amount of information on makams will be included in a forthcoming book
by Eliot Bates, entitled The Makam Book. The book is in editor-proof
edition, and will be published shortly. It will be available here and at many
world-music stores. The book diagrams over 40 makams in their entirety, and
includes repertoire lists, discographies, history, regional tuning variations,
and compositional notes for each makam. Additionally, there are chapters of
discussion of the differences between the theory and practice, and a simple,
straightforward, step-by-step approach towards understanding makam as a
performer. Check back soon, but the estimated publication date is April 1, 2002.
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