A dawr (Arabic: دور or الدور; plural: adwar, أدوار; also spelled dour) is a genre of Arabic vocal music sung in regional or colloquial Arabic. The genre faded in popularity after the 1920s and often used the melismatic technique of ahaat.[1]
The dawr often uses a string of maqamat, moving from one to the other in sequence.
Dawr can also refer to the first section of a muwashshah.
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door-to-door — /dawr teuh dawr , dohr teuh dohr /, adj. 1. calling, selling, canvassing, etc., at each house or apartment in an area, town, or the like: a door to door poll. 2. sent direct from the point of pickup to the point of delivery, as a shipment or… … Universalium
Dorian — /dawr ee euhn, dohr /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Doris or to the Dorians. n. 2. a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century B.C., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture:… … Universalium
Doris — /dawr is, dohr , dor /, n. 1. an ancient region in central Greece: the earliest home of the Dorians. 2. a region in SW Asia Minor, on the coast of Caria: Dorian settlements. /dawr is, dohr , dor /, n. 1. Class. Myth. the wife of Nereus and mother … Universalium
Dorset — /dawr sit/, n. 1. 1st Earl of. See Sackville, Thomas. 2. Dorsetshire. /dawr sit/, n. an Eskimo culture that flourished from A.D. 100 1000 in the central and eastern regions of arctic North America. [after Cape Dorset in northern Canada] * * *… … Universalium
doorbell — /dawr bel , dohr /, n. 1. a bell chime, or the like, at a door or connected with a door, rung by persons outside wanting someone inside to open the door. v.i. 2. to canvass or solicit from door to door, esp. for votes or contributions. [1805 15;… … Universalium
doorbrand — /dawr brand , dohr /, n. a hinge having a long strap holding together the planks of a door. [alter. of obs. doorband, ME dorband, equiv. to dor DOOR + band BAND2] * * * … Universalium
doorcase — /dawr kays , dohr /, n. the finish frame of a doorway. [1590 1600; DOOR + CASE2] * * * … Universalium
doorframe — /dawr fraym , dohr /, n. the frame of a doorway, including two jambs and a lintel, or head. [1850 55; DOOR + FRAME] * * * … Universalium
