Re: Middle Eastern Roots of Klezmer?

[I. Oppenheim <i.oppenheim...>]

On Mon, 5 May 2003 MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> As I understand, he is trying to figure out if he can
> do a presentation on klezmer when the topic is Middle
> Eastern music.

One of the things he could study are the similarities /
differences between the system of maqamat (Middle
Eastern music) and the system of staygers (Jewish
music).

Maqamat:
http://www.maqamworld.com/

Staygers:
http://www.klezmershack.com/articles/horowitz/horowitz.klezmodes.html

"Maqam Hijaz"
http://www.maqamworld.com/maqamat/hijaz.html
is for example roughly similar to the "Ahavoh Rabboh
stayger." There are also a number of structural
similarities between the systems. I believe that Hanoch
Avenary has written some useful remarks about this
subject.


 Groeten,
 Irwin Oppenheim
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