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Layali, the Glossary

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Layālī (ليالي) is a style of unmetered modal improvisation, based on a maqam, performed by a singing voice in Arabic music.[1]

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  1. 5 relations: Arabic, Arabic maqam, Arabic music, Mawwal, Taqsim.

  2. Arabic music stubs
  3. Musical forms

Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Arabic maqam

In traditional Arabic music, maqam (maqām, literally "ascent"; مقامات) is the system of melodic modes, which is mainly melodic.

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Arabic music

Arabic music (al-mūsīqā al-ʿarabīyyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres.

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Mawwal

In Arabic Music, the mawwāl (موال; plural: mawāwīl, مواويـل) is a traditional and popular Arabic genre of vocal music that is very slow in beat and sentimental in nature, and is characterised by prolonging vowel syllables, emotional vocals, and is usually presented before the actual song begins. Layali and Mawwal are Arabic music and vocal music.

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Taqsim

Taqsim (تَقْسِيم/ ALA-LC: taqsīm, تەقسیم, translit, taksim) is a melodic musical improvisation that usually precedes the performance of a traditional Arabic, Kurdish, Greek, Middle Eastern, Iranian, Azerbaijani or Turkish musical composition. Layali and Taqsim are Arabic music and Arabic music stubs.

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See also

Arabic music stubs

Musical forms

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layali