Doc: move non-Western languages to world.itely

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@@ -16,10 +16,78 @@ The purpose of this section is to highlight musical notation issues
 that are relevant to traditions outside the Western tradition.
 
 @menu
+* Non-Western notation and tuning systems::
 * Arabic music::
 * Turkish classical music::
 @end menu
 
+
+@node Non-Western notation and tuning systems
+@subsection Non-Western notation and tuning systems
+
+@c TODO: adapt & expand. -vv
+
+Many non-Western musics (and some Western folk and
+traditional musics) employ alternative or extended tuning
+systems that do not fit readily into standard classical
+notation.
+
+In some cases standard notation is still used, with the
+pitch differences being implicit.  For example, Arabic
+music is notated with standard semitone and quarter-tone
+accidentals, with the precise pitch alterations being
+determined by context.  Others require extended or unique
+notations.
+
+@notation{Turkish classical music}, or Ottoman music,
+employs melodic forms known as @notation{makamlar}, whose
+intervals are based on 1/9 divisions of the whole tone.
+From a modern notational point of view, it is convenient
+to use the standard Western staff notes (c, d, e, ...)
+with special accidentals unique to Turkish music.  These
+accidentals are defined in @file{makam.ly} (to locate this
+file on your system, see
+@rlearning{Other sources of information}).  The following
+table gives their names, the accidental suffix that must
+be added to notes, and their pitch alteration as a
+fraction of one whole tone.
+
+@c TODO: can we include the actual accidentals in this table?
+@quotation
+@multitable {@b{büyük mücenneb (sharp)}} {@b{suffix}} {@b{pitch alteration}}
+@headitem Accidental name
+  @tab suffix @tab pitch alteration
+
+@item büyük mücenneb (sharp)
+  @tab -bm @tab +8/9
+@item kücük mücenneb (sharp)
+  @tab -k @tab +5/9
+@item bakiye (sharp)
+  @tab -b @tab +4/9
+@item koma (sharp)
+  @tab -c @tab +1/9
+
+@item koma (flat)
+  @tab -fc @tab -1/9
+@item bakiye (flat)
+  @tab -fb @tab -4/9
+@item kücük mücenneb (flat)
+  @tab -fk @tab -5/9
+@item büyük mücenneb (flat)
+  @tab -fbm @tab -8/9
+@end multitable
+@end quotation
+
+For further information on Turkish classical music and
+makamlar, see @ref{Turkish classical music}.
+
+
+@snippets
+
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
+{makam-example.ly}
+
+
 @node Arabic music
 @subsection Arabic music