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forms of Islamic music
- In Islamic arts: Musical forms
…improvised pieces, such as the layālī, in which the singer puts forth the characteristics of the maqām, vocalizing long expressive syllables. An equivalent instrumental improvisation is called taqsīm, and this in some cases may be accompanied by a uniform pulsation, called taqsīm ʿala al-wuḥdah. The category of metrical songs embraces…
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