Muqam
Melody type from Central Asian culture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other similarly named melody types, see Maqam.
Not to be confused with Mugham.
A Muqam (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر مۇقامى, Муқам; Chinese: 木卡姆; pinyin: Mùkǎmǔ) is the melody type used in the music of the Uyghurs, that is, a musical mode and set of melodic formulas used to guide improvisation and composition.