Author Question: What are the two choral styles found in traditional Arabic music and how are they different? ... (Read 72 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

What are the two choral styles found in traditional Arabic music and how are they
different?

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Question 2

What are iqa, and how are they defined?

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leannegxo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: The two choral styles are responsorial and antiphonal. Responsorial singing is
done between a leader and a group, while antiphonal singing alternates between two groups

Answer to Question 2

ANS: Iqa' are the complex meters that provide the rhythmic basis for Arabic music
performance. They are defined by characteristic rhythmic patterns within a hierarchy of
beats.