Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The Arabic and Islamic Music
The Arabic and Islamic Music
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Introduction
• Classical/popular music (Egypt east Africa) presented by: Shelair
•Fairouz (Lebanon Middle east) presented by: Areeman
• instructional and performance videos of Arabic belly dancing (Oriental
dance) presented by :Maritza
• A thorough explanation of some of the Arabic instruments (Oud as example)
presented by: Dhruv
• Sufi Music (Morocco north west Africa) presented by: Samir
Moroccan Music Map
Sufi Music in Morocco
(north west of Africa)
Melhûn
There are three main Melhûn rhythms:
gubbâhi
haddâri
drîdka.
Masters of the Melhun use two methods for keeping time during a song:
beating or clapping hands, ar-rash, and the range of percussion
instruments, notably the ta°rîja (small goblet drum made of clay),
which is the instrument most commonly used in the Melhun as in other
forms of folk music.
Sound
Stringed Instruments:
Al-°ûd (the lute), has six strings, five of which are double and one (the
lowest in pitch) simple.
al-kamân,The violon, played in the same way as in the al-âla
andalusi orchestra, that is to say placed vertically on the knee.
As-swîsdî or swisen, small folk lute, with a high, dry sound, forms
parts of the family of gambrî instruments, whose three strings are
tuned as follows:
Al-hajhûj, with its low-pitched sound, is the biggest of three
instruments of the gambrî family (the medium-sized al farkh being
another member) is tuned thus: