Longa (Middle Eastern music)
- Longa (Middle Eastern music)
A "longa" (Arabic: لونجا) is a genre in Turkish music that was adapted from the Gypsy music of Eastern Europe in the late 1800s. It was later adopted in Arabic music and is often performed at the end of a "muwashshah".
It generally uses an "iqa'" equivalent to 2/4, with several sections called "khanat" (singular "khana"), each followed by a "taslim" (refrain). The last "khana" is generally in 3/4.
A common form of "longa" is "longa Nahawand" (لونجا نهاوند), in the "maqam Nahawand".
External links
* [http://www.maqamworld.com/forms.html "Longa" page]
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