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The Maqam Book by David Muallem
I chanced upon this book while searching for another. Finally, a book of Arabic modes in English.
The book has a clear, understandable format with explanations of the conventional position, transpositions, modulations and progression within the
maqam family.
The page layout is uncluttered, and very user-friendly.
Eat your heart out, Turkish Makam books 
http://www.amazon.com/Maqam-Book-Doorway-Scales-Modes/dp/965505053X...
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This is very good book. Very good. I have it & recomend it warmly.
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Great, thanks !
Marina, I'm going to TV next week do you know where I can find it ?
thanks 
Dan
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Does it actually detail the seyir and characteristic phrases of the maqamat? I looked at the table of contents and was not impressed that there was
any information I don't already know.
Karl Signell's Turkish Makam book looks more comprehensive:
http://www.amazon.com/Makam-Modal-Practice-Turkish-Music/dp/0976045...
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The Signell text is excellent...also for a good intro (stuff many may already know), check out these lecutres on youtube by Cinuçen Tanrıkorur,
basic but interesting and some beautiful playing as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBOizia1tZg
Cheers..Paul
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Those guys sell it:
http://www.ortav.com/
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Thanks  !
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..... so I've the book (thanks Marina !)
I'll give a more detailed review when I'll finish reading it, but to answer Brian's question:
for each maqam the basic progression and the important focal points are given, but unfortunately no characteristic phrases or cadences.
As the author is of Iraqi origin, there's material about typical maqamat of this country that are not discussed in length usually (Awshar, Mukhalaf
for instance, and of course Lami),
And the cherry on the cake : the CD of taqsims that exemplifies the maqamat is played
by Abraham Salman (my favorite qanun player) 
Dan
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Hi Dan,
Would you mind posting PDFs of a few sample pages?
Many thanks,
John
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I ordered the book. Will scan & post a couple of sample pages when received.
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Muallem Maqam Book Table of Contents
I am attaching a scan of the table of contents of the Muallem's "The Maqam Book." I have to admit that seeing this book--whether it actually proves
useful to me or not--written by an Iraqi-born Jewish Israeli asserting his Arabic culture, absolutely makes my heart SING!
Shalom/Salaam/Shlama/Peace, etc.,
"Udi" John
Attachment: Maqam Book Muallem Contents PDF.PDF (292kB)
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http://www.musicdm.com/files/maqam_book_press_release.pdf
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Maqam Book
This book looks like an amazing resource!
There are many important things covered in it.
Good to see the Iraqi maqamat also.
I am also curious to whether it cover sayr and whether the maqam is ascending, ascending/descending (and descending/ascending) or descending. Also
does it cover compound maqamat?
The Signell book is excellent though, and 'Music of the Ottoman Court' by Walter Feldman is even more in-depth. The PDF of maqamat notated by Rodolphe
d'Erlanger is the most comprehensive example of the Arabic maqamat that I have seen, and also contains notated examples of taqasim that show the
sayr's.
(link)
http://gfax.ch/literature/
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'In French--La Musique Arabe--Tome 5 LIST OF MAQAMS by D'Erlanger'
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I think it is more than wonderful to get more books on maqam. However, I think that this author's intension - to prove how 'similar' are
Middle-eastern and Western musics might lead to a 'colouring' of the information in the potentially 'dangerous' direction that it has already taken in
the Arab world... in a word: "Westernization" of Middle-eastern music.
Personally in terms of Maqam, I do not even believe in the concept of "scale", and/or "quartertone".... and for me, it wasn't until I began to "see
through" these concepts that I finally started to get a bit of a feeling for what maqam is really about.
However, having said that - I do think that taking a 'westerner-friendly' approach will make the topic less intimidating for westerners.
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Quote: Originally posted by Edward Powell  | I think it is more than wonderful to get more books on maqam. However, I think that this author's intension - to prove how 'similar' are
Middle-eastern and Western musics might lead to a 'colouring' of the information in the potentially 'dangerous' direction that it has already taken in
the Arab world... in a word: "Westernization" of Middle-eastern music.
Personally in terms of Maqam, I do not even believe in the concept of "scale", and/or "quartertone".... and for me, it wasn't until I began to "see
through" these concepts that I finally started to get a bit of a feeling for what maqam is really about.
However, having said that - I do think that taking a 'westerner-friendly' approach will make the topic less intimidating for westerners.
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I don't really know this book, but I appreciate your comment 
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In case anyone is unaware, gfax contains a HUGE online library on theories of music and ethnomusicology.
Http://lit.gfax.ch
Simply amazing.
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I read this book and found quite interesting.It is the first systematic presentation of the system of scales and modes used in Arab music.This book
includes historical background ,explanation of the scalar systems used in European and Arabian music and many more facts.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David.B | | Quote: Originally posted by Edward Powell | I think it is more than wonderful to get more books on maqam. However, I think that this author's intension - to prove how 'similar' are
Middle-eastern and Western musics might lead to a 'colouring' of the information in the potentially 'dangerous' direction that it has already taken in
the Arab world... in a word: "Westernization" of Middle-eastern music.
Personally in terms of Maqam, I do not even believe in the concept of "scale", and/or "quartertone".... and for me, it wasn't until I began to "see
through" these concepts that I finally started to get a bit of a feeling for what maqam is really about.
However, having said that - I do think that taking a 'westerner-friendly' approach will make the topic less intimidating for westerners.
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I don't really know this book, but I appreciate your comment
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I, too, sharing your concern regarding the "Westernization" of Arabic music. However, reading the book, I don't really get the impression that the
author trying to prove that Western musical systems and maqam are "similar": He is assuming that the average reader is more familiar with Western
systems, and uses that knowledge base to help explain maqam theory.
I presume that Mr. Muallem is considerably fewer than 6 degrees of separation from me, so if we were really interested, I bet I could find a way to
pose the question to and get a response from the author himself.
Peace out,
"Udi" John
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