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Meaning of mugham | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
muˈɡɑm

Definitions

A musical composition of Azerbaijan in a complex form that blends classical poetry and musical improvisation.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca muğam
Français mugham
Հայերեն մուղամ
ქართული მუღამი
Русский мугам

Examples

“But the more complicated issue was that the sections composed for orchestra and chorus, in the style of a 19th-century Italian opera, seemed entirely separate from the mugham sections, long improvisations in which Mr. Qasimov interprets the plight of Majnun using one of the 24 different mughams specified by Hajibeyov.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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