maqaam
maqaam is the alternative form of maqam.
Meaning of maqam
Noun
maqam (plural maqams or maqamat)
- A modal structure characterizing the art of music of countries in North Africa, West Asia and Central Asia.
- Elsewhere in the evening the young Iraqi-American trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, who has studied both jazz and traditional Arabic maqam patterns and combines them in modal pieces for improvisers, demonstrated with his sextet (including an oud and a santoor, the Persian hammered dulcimer) how hungry jazz...2008 January 14, Ben Ratliff, “Jazz Showcase Fever Propels a Mini Marathon”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- Nahavand
Forms of maqaam
| plural | maqaams |
|---|---|
| plural | maqaamat |
Questions about maqaam
- What is maqaam the alternative form of?
- Maqaam is the alternative form of maqam.
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