MIKHA'IL MISHAQAH

'Mikha'il Mishaqah' (1800-1889) of Lebanon was the first theorist to propose a division of the octave into roughly twenty-four equal intervals (24-tone equal temperament, quarter tone scale), this being the current basis of the Arab tone system. (Touma 1996, p.19)

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★ Maqam

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★ Habib Hassan Touma (1996). ''The Music of the Arabs'', trans. Laurie Schwartz. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN 0-931340-88-8.