Longa (Middle Eastern music)
A longa () is a Turkish / Eastern European dance, that was later introduced into Arabic music and is often performed at the end of a "muwashshah". It generally uses an "iqa'" equivalent to 2/4, with several sections called "khanat" (singular "khana"), each followed by a "taslim" (refrain). The last "khana" is generally in 3/4. A common form of "longa" is "longa Riad in Nahawand scale" (لونجا نهاوند) which is composed by the Egyptian composer Riad Al Sunbati in the "maqam Nahawand".