maqam system
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The maqam system is a traditional Middle Eastern modal framework that organizes melodies and emotional expression in Jewish Sephardi-Mizrahi liturgical and folk music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| maqam system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2023927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: maqam system Context triple: [Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite, hasMusicalModeSystem, maqam system]
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Takhtajan system
The Takhtajan system is an influential 20th-century classification of flowering plants developed by Armenian-Russian botanist Armen Takhtajan, notable for its detailed phylogenetic approach and extensive use in botanical taxonomy before being superseded by molecular-based systems.
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Majalis-e Sab'a
Majalis-e Sab'a is a collection of seven Persian sermons and discourses attributed to the 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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C.
Al Mahara
Al Mahara is a high-end seafood restaurant in Dubai renowned for its immersive floor-to-ceiling aquarium setting inside the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel.
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Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
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Al-Muzahimiyah
Al-Muzahimiyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as a growing satellite community west of Riyadh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: maqam system Target entity description: The maqam system is a traditional Middle Eastern modal framework that organizes melodies and emotional expression in Jewish Sephardi-Mizrahi liturgical and folk music.
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A.
Takhtajan system
The Takhtajan system is an influential 20th-century classification of flowering plants developed by Armenian-Russian botanist Armen Takhtajan, notable for its detailed phylogenetic approach and extensive use in botanical taxonomy before being superseded by molecular-based systems.
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B.
Majalis-e Sab'a
Majalis-e Sab'a is a collection of seven Persian sermons and discourses attributed to the 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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C.
Al Mahara
Al Mahara is a high-end seafood restaurant in Dubai renowned for its immersive floor-to-ceiling aquarium setting inside the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel.
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D.
Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
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E.
Al-Muzahimiyah
Al-Muzahimiyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as a growing satellite community west of Riyadh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
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music theory concept ⓘ musical modal system ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Mizrahi Jews
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Sephardi Jews ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| defines |
characteristic melodic motifs
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rules for melodic progression ⓘ scales ⓘ tonal centers ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Western major-minor tonal system ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Jewish liturgical music studies
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ethnomusicological field recordings ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
ethnomusicology
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musicology ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
expressing specific moods in worship
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linking musical mode to liturgical calendar ⓘ structuring synagogue melodies ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
microtonal intervals
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modulation between maqamat ⓘ tetrachords ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic maqam tradition
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linked to:
Arabic maqam
Ottoman-Turkish makam tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman makam system
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| influences |
Sephardi synagogue composition
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contemporary Israeli Mizrahi music ⓘ |
| organizes |
emotional expression in music
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melodic patterns ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Middle East ⓘ |
| preserves | pre-modern Middle Eastern musical practices ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | mode in Western music theory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Byzantine echoi
ⓘ
Persian dastgah system ⓘ |
| taughtThrough |
cantorial apprenticeship
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community musical practice ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cantillation-based melodies
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folk song composition ⓘ liturgical chanting ⓘ paraliturgical songs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jewish Mizrahi liturgical music
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Jewish Sephardi liturgical music ⓘ Middle Eastern music ⓘ Mizrahi folk music ⓘ Sephardi folk music ⓘ |
| variesBy |
Mizrahi diaspora communities
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Sephardi diaspora communities ⓘ regional Jewish traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: maqam system Description of subject: The maqam system is a traditional Middle Eastern modal framework that organizes melodies and emotional expression in Jewish Sephardi-Mizrahi liturgical and folk music.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.