Taqsim
Taqsim (
melodic musical improvisation that usually precedes the performance of a traditional Arabic, Kurdish, Greek, Middle Eastern, Iranian, Azerbaijani or Turkish musical composition
.
Taqsim traditionally follows a certain melodic progression. Starting from the tonic of a particular
ajnas of the maqam, thereby introducing the maqam to the listener. After this introduction, the performer is free to move anywhere in the maqam, and even to modulate to other maqams, as long as they return to the original one.[1]
Taqsim is either a
drone on the tonic
of the maqam.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-7390-3599-3.
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