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Arabic Maqam & Quarter Tones

Arabic music divides the octave into 24 quarter tones (50 cents each), enabling intervals impossible in Western 12-TET.

A maqam is a melodic mode with specific ascending and descending patterns, ornamentation, and emotional character.

Select a maqam and click the steps to hear the microtonal intervals.

Select a maqam, then click to play