music of the Middle East
Let an agent explain the music of the Middle East, relay modal systems, instruments, genres and regional traditions from ethnomusicology sources with contested labels attributed, describe the named traditions, and distinguish Middle Eastern music from Western classical music, North African music, Central Asian music and religious recitation as a distinct practice.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What Middle Eastern music is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the music of the Middle East, and how does it differ from Western classical music, North African and Central Asian music and religious recitation? definition
- Is the question about a specific tradition or a contested regional label? boundary
Traditions
Regional traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- What are the musics of Syria, Cyprus, the Caucasus and Gilan? definition
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
Theory Musical system.
Maqam
Maqam modes.
Maqam
Maqam.
- How do maqam modal systems work? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Rhythm
Rhythmic cycles.
Rhythm
Rhythm.
- How do rhythmic cycles such as iqa structure the music? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Instruments Instruments.
Strings
Oud and qanun.
Strings
Strings.
- What are the oud and qanun? provenance
- Which entry fits oud? action
Wind
Ney.
Wind
Wind.
- What is the ney flute? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Genres.
Classical
Classical traditions.
Classical
Classical.
- How do Arabic, Persian and Turkish classical traditions differ, with views attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Popular
Popular music.
Popular
Popular.
- How has Middle Eastern popular music developed? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- music of Mediterranea, music of Cyprus, music of the Caucasus, West Asian folk music, Gilaki music, music of Syria, music of Iraq, music of Jordan, music of Lebanon, music of Palestine, music of Saudi Arabia, music of Yemen
What it is Filled
The musical traditions of the Middle East and neighbouring regions, characterised by modal systems such as the maqam, microtonal intervals, rich ornamentation and rhythmic cycles, with regional traditions the registry aliases name such as the music of Syria, Cyprus and the Caucasus, Gilaki music of northern Iran, West Asian folk music and the loosely related music of the Mediterranean and North Africa; instruments include the oud, qanun, ney and various drums. The region s music spans classical, folk, religious and popular forms, and its boundaries and labels are debated, with positions attributed, while some regional labels overlap or are contested.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the music of the Middle East, relay modal systems, instruments, genres and regional traditions from ethnomusicology sources with contested labels attributed, describe the named traditions, and distinguish Middle Eastern music from Western classical music, North African music, Central Asian music and religious recitation as a distinct practice.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Maqam modes
- Microtonal intervals
- Ornamentation
- Rhythmic cycles
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat the music of a diverse region as one uniform style.
- Take a partisan side over contested regional or national labels for a tradition.
- Present Quranic recitation or other religious practice as music where communities do not.
- Reproduce recordings or scores beyond what their rights allow.
Only with a human decision
- Commercial use or sampling of traditional or recorded music.
May
- Describe maqam, rhythmic cycles and regional traditions with examples and sources.
- Credit performers, composers and the communities a tradition belongs to.
Moral aspects Filled
- Musical heritage is tied to identity and has been used in political disputes.
- Traditional musicians are often uncredited and unpaid when their work is used.
Who is affected
- Musicians and tradition bearers
- Regional communities
- Listeners
Owners Filled
Steward
The communities that hold the traditions; rights holders own specific recordings and works.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11400811 - registry parent class
- Q525073 - registry parent class
related
- music of Asia - in registry terms
- maqam
- music of North Africa
- Western classical music
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.music-of-the-middle-east
- Wikidata: Q1503406 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1503406)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- modal system: maqam note
- key instruments: oud, qanun, ney list
- registry parents: music of North Africa, music of Asia note - overlapping
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Musical traditions of the Middle East
- Music of Mediterranea, music of Cyprus, music of the Caucasus, West Asian folk music, Gilaki music, music of Syria
- Western classical music uses different scales; North African music is related but distinct; Central Asian music differs; religious recitation is a separate practice
- Not a physical object; performances with instruments such as the oud and qanun and modal singing.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain modal systems and instruments
- relay genres
- describe regional traditions
- present contested labels with attribution
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Treating a diverse region as one style
- Partisan framing of contested regional labels
- Conflating music with religious recitation
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- UNESCO intangible cultural heritage listings for some traditions
Context of use required Filled
- Musical traditions of the Middle East and nearby regions.
- Arabic classical music
- Persian classical music
- Turkish classical music
- regional folk musics
- popular music
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1503406: music of the Middle East - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Middle Eastern music - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should regional musics be separate entries?
- How should contested labels such as music of the Mediterranea be handled?
- How should maqam traditions be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1503406/spec.json