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Maqam Ajam

 

Maqam Ajam; a very popular and common maqam which is familiar to Western ears, as it resembles the Western Major mode.

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Maqam Nahawand

 

Maqam Nahawand, resembles the Minor Mode and does not include any microtonal accidentals. This video demonstrates the ascending scale starting from Do.

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Maqam Kurd

 

Maqam Kurd, does not use microtonal accidentals. This video demonstrates the sequence of intervals for the ascending scale starting from Re.

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Maqam Hijaz

 

Maqam Hijaz is extremely popular and usually associated with Middle-Eastern music for its distinctive flavour. Its principal characteristics are the first 4 notes, a semitone followed by a tone and a half and then by another semitone.

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Maqam Rast

 

Maqam Rast is a principal maqam in Arabic music. It uses intervals with quarter-tones, which are a fundamental characteristic of the maqam system.

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Maqam Bayat

 

Maqam Bayat, or Bayati, contains one microtonal accidental.