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Christianity, Islam, Judaism
What are the 3 main religions in North Africa, Middle east
Melismas
Sung melodies with many notes to a symbol in Arabic music
Improvisation based on basic tones or melodies, heterophony, rhythms based on beat patterns, use of quarter tones
What are the elements of middle eastern music
Musiqa
what is non sacred music called
Ghawazi
Women who dance for entertainment (belly Dancing)
Quira-ah
What is sacred music called
Adhan
What is islams call to prayer called
Muezzin
One who chants the adhan (call to prayer)
Sufism
Mystical form of Islam that is more accepting of music in a religious context than orthodox branches
Maqam
Modes of Muslim classical music
Ud
A variety of plucked chordophones
Tanbur
The long necked lite variety of chordophones
Tar
Plucked lute, hourglass shape
Arabic tuning system
Tuning system based on quarter tones or micro tones
Modes
Pitch sets with unique characteristics such as extra music elements (emotion, place, times of day, religious feelings), ornaments, or movement
Tarab (ecstasy)
Transcendent, passionate emotional experience resulting from the combination of highly expressive music and poetry
Iqa
Arabic rhythms, mnemonics, complex rhythm cycles
Takht
Traditional Arabic music ensemble, violin, ud, zither, ney tambourine,singer, drones, ostinato
Ostinato
Short repeated patterns
Dastga
Pitch collection that is basis for Iranian modal improvisation (similar to maqam)
Gusheh
Short, related melodies that make up a dastgah. Provides basis for solo improvisation
Chahar Mezrab
Strongly rhythmic gusheh, metered section
Diaspora
Distribution of people from their homeland throughout the world
Sephardic Jews
Jews expelled from Iberian Penninsula into rest of Europe in 1500s
Ashkenazic Jews
Jews mainly in Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe
Levites
Hereditary caste of professional musicians
Shofar
A rams horn trumpet
Klezmer music
Popular music, with clarinet, violin
Cantillation music
Religious synagogue singing
Romancero
Ballad like popular music from Jews in Spain, sung in Ladino