Waslah

Waslah

A "waslah" (Arabic: وصلة; also spelled "wasla"; plural وصلات "waslāt") is a suite in Arabic music. It comprises eight or more movements such as "muwashshah", "taqsim", "layali", "mawwal", "qasida", "dawr", "sama'i", "bashraf", "dulab", and popular songs. [http://books.google.com/books?id=TF-5mvvS13oC&pg=PA146&dq=music+wasla+muwashshah&sig=_oLzpYVxfnPYEmJM-KwUsiLEH2Q]

The term is also used to refer to a segment of Sufi music. [http://books.google.com/books?id=TF-5mvvS13oC&pg=PA146&dq=music+wasla+muwashshah&sig=_oLzpYVxfnPYEmJM-KwUsiLEH2Q]

References

*Racy, Ali Jihad (1983). "The Waslah: A Compound Form Principle in Egyptian Music." "Arab Music Quarterly", v. 5, no. 4, pp. 396-403.

ee also

*Fasıl


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