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Maqām

LC control no.sh 90004887
Topical headingMaqām
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Variant(s)Makam
Muğam
Mugham
Nagham
See alsoMelody
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Music theory--Arab countries
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Musical intervals and scales
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Found inWork cat.: Amīr, S.H. Dalīl salālim al-maqāmāt al-ʻArabīyah, 1986.
New Grove.
Britannica Micro.
Aliev, A. Azerbaïdjan [SR] 1996: container (mugham)
Muğam d'Azerbaïdjan [SR] 1997.
Signell, K.L. Makam, 1996.
Kojaman, Y. The maqam music tradition of Iraq (In Arab countries other than Iraq, the word "maqam" has the meaning of "scale." Its equivalent word in Iraq is "nagham," which is also used in neighbouring Arab countries as a synonym for "maqam")
Garland encyc. world mus.: v. 6, p. 1088 (nagham: mode or melody, interchangeable with maqām)
Not found inWeb. 3; Web. 20th cent.; Random House