taʾthīr

music

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structure of Islamic music

  • Al-Ḥākim Mosque
    In Islamic arts: Nature and elements of Islamic music

    …also imbued with ethos (Arabic taʾthīr), a specific emotional or philosophical meaning attached to a musical mode. Rhythms are organized into rhythmic modes, or īqāʿāt (singular īqāʿ), cyclical patterns of strong and weak beats.

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