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Arabic scale — In music, the term Arabic scale refers to: *The double harmonic major scale Stetina, Troy (1999). The Ultimate Scale Book , p.59. ISBN 0793597889.] , a scale whose gaps evoking exotic music to Western listeners, though in actual Arabic music many … Wikipedia
Arabic maqam — Arabic maqām ( ar. مقام; pl. maqāmāt مقامات or maqams ) is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music, which is mainly melodic. The word maqam in Arabic means place, location or rank. The Arabic maqam is a melody type. Each… … Wikipedia
Arabic literature — (Arabic: الأدب العربي Al Adab Al Arabi ) is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by speakers (not necessarily native speakers) of the Arabic language. It does not usually include works written using the Arabic alphabet but not in the… … Wikipedia
Arabic poetry — (Arabic, الِشعر العربي ash shi ru l arabiy ) is the earliest form of Arabic literature. Our present knowledge of poetry in Arabic dates from the 6th century, but oral poetry is believed to predate that. Arabic poetry is categorized into two main… … Wikipedia
Arabic epic literature — encompasses epic poetry and epic fantasy in Arabic literature. Virtually all societies have developed folk tales encompassing tales of heroes. Although many of these are legends, many are based on real events and historical figures.Epic… … Wikipedia
Arabic music — Bayad plays the oud to The Lady. from the Riyad Bayad, Arabic tale Arabic music or Arab music (Arabic: الموسيقى العربية al mūsīqā al ‘Arabīyah) is the music of the Arab World, including several genres and styles of music ranging from Arabic… … Wikipedia
Double harmonic scale — In music, the double harmonic major scale[1] is a scale whose gaps may evoke exotic music to Western listeners. This is also known as the Arabic and [1][2] the Byzantine scale. It is also likened to the gypsy scale because of the augmented 2… … Wikipedia
Hungarian minor scale — The Hungarian minor scale is a type of combined musical scale. It is akin to the harmonic minor scale, except that it bears a raised fourth. Its tonal center is slightly ambiguous, due to the large number of half steps. Also known as Double… … Wikipedia
Influence of Arabic on other languages — Arabic has had a great influence on other languages, especially in vocabulary. The influence of Arabic has been most profound in those countries dominated by Islam or Islamic power. Arabic is a major source of vocabulary for languages as diverse… … Wikipedia
Musical scale — For psychoacoustic scale, see bark scale and mel scale. Pattern of whole and half steps in the Ionian mode or major scale on C … Wikipedia
