TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cohen, Dalia.
AU  - Katz, Ruth,
TI  - Palestinian Arab music: a Maqam tradition in practice
SN  - 0226112993
U1  - 782.42162927405694 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - The university of Chicago press
KW  - Songs, Arabic
KW  - Israel
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Palestinian Arabs
N1  - Chapter 1. The Research Topic, Problems, Objectives, and the Tradition Studied
	1.1. On Studying the Practice of an Oral Tradition
	1.2. The Group and Its Tradition
	
Chapter 2. The Performing Group
	2.1. Theoretical Considerations
	2.2. Variables That Affect Performance
	2.3. Brief Biographical Sketch of a Creative Performer
	
Chapter 3. Pitch and the Maqamat
	3.1. Intonation
	3.2. Collections of Notes
	3.3. The Functions of Important Notes
	3.4. Melodic Intervals
	3.5. Range
	3.6. Motives
	3.7. The Phrase Unit
	3.8. Summary: A Comparison of the Maqamat by Pitch Factors
	
Chapter 4. Rhythm and Structure
	4.1. Duration
	4.2. Density Tempo 
	4.3. Beat and Tempo
	4.4. Meter
	4.5. Form
	4.6. Summary
	
Chapter 5. Melisma and Style
	5.1. On the Nature of Melismata
	5.2. Studying Melismata: Methods, Examples, and Findings
	5.3. Summary
	
Chapter 6. The Text
	6.1. General Characteristics of the Texts Examined
	6.2. The Main Structural Components of the Text: Poetic Meter and Rhyme
	6.3. Summary
Chapter 7. Musicopoetic Frames
	7.1. Theoretical Background
	7.2. Findings
	7.3. Summary 
	
Chapter 8. The Performer's Role in Shaping the Performance
	8.1. The Effect of Types of Performers on Some Significant Musical Components
	8.2. The Boundaries of Creativity in Folk Tradition: The Individual Performer
	
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