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“There's a big difference between the Arabic and Western scales.…” quote by Ayshay — Download Open image

“There's a big difference between the Arabic and Western scales. One uses quarter tone system and one doesn't. So in order for me to compose real Arabic scale melodies, I would need an Arabic keyboard, and I don't have one. So I had to compose Arabesque melodies.”

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