Particular articulation and a shaking voice are likewise qualities of Egyptian singing

The music of Medieval Egypt was gotten from Greek and Persian conventions. Path said that "the most momentous characteristic of the Arab arrangement of music is the division of tones into thirds," albeit today Western musicologists want to state that Arabic music's tones are separated into quarters. The tunes of this period were comparable in sound and straightforward, inside a little scope of tones. Egyptian melody, however basic in structure, is decorated by the artist. ----

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