Jins

Jins

A "jins" (Arabic: جنس; plural "ajnās", اجناس) is a set of three, four, or five stepwise pitches used to build an Arabic "maqam", or melodic mode. They correspond to the English terms trichord, tetrachord, and pentachord. A "maqam" is made up of two or more "ajnas".

The word derives from the Greek word "genus", meaning "type." [http://books.google.com/books?id=L39JSk_d-PgC&pg=PA46&dq=ajnas+music&sig=z-fo5yNV4bYnoIOI-uoiqYArz5I]

External links

* [http://www.maqamworld.com/ajnas.html "Jins" page] from Maqamworld site

ee also

*Arabic maqam
*Jins/Ajnas in Arabic music


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