The maqām book
Author : David Muallem
Publisher :
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Arabs
ISBN : 9789655050530
Author : David Muallem
Publisher :
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Arabs
ISBN : 9789655050530
Author : Rob Simms
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2003-12-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 1461673488
The classical music of Iraq, known as Iraqi Maqam, features classical and vernacular poetry sung by a virtuoso soloist and accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble. It is a remarkably cosmopolitan art, sharing many features with neighboring classical traditions, particularly Iranian. Its repertoire consists of orally transmitted, multi-sectioned compositions, performed with some flexibility regarding ornamentation, arrangement and development. Focusing on the period between 1930-1980, this reference offers the first comprehensive view of the musical contents of the repertoire—scalar structure, melodic materials and overall form—through various tables and musical transcriptions. This reference consolidates information from prominent Iraqi sources and draws upon a selection of recordings by master musicians, including Rashid Qundarchi and Yusuf Omar. An introductory section provides a brief overview of pan-Middle Eastern modal theory along with an outline of the terminology, theory and practices specific to Iraqi Maqam. The main section of the work is a catalog of 40 maqams that constitute the central core of the contemporary repertoire. The Repertoire of Iraqi Maqam aims to foster a better musical understanding of a relatively little known tradition, promote further research, and enhance appreciative listening to this inspiring facet of Iraqi culture.
Author : Mark L. Kligman
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 17,59 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780814332160
Explores the cultural connection between Syrian Jewish life and Arab culture in present-day Brooklyn, New York, through liturgical music.
Author : Cameron Powers
Publisher : cameron powers
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 18,35 MB
Release : 2006-03
Category : Maqām
ISBN : 0974588245
How to play Arabic music. Maqam structures with traditional quarter-tone intervals presented in easy-to-read formats. This book has become a widely-used standard for instrumentalists and singers who wish to enter the magical world of Arabic music.
Author : Dalia Cohen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 12,88 MB
Release : 2006-01-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 0226112993
Sound disc consists of digitally remastered musical selections originally recorded by the authors.
Author : Peter Thoegersen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2024-08-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 1040051413
This book discusses microtonal tunings in the Arabic maqam, prevalent in the Middle East and Central Asia, which employs microtonal intervals from Pythagorean tuning by perfect fifths. The ratio 3/2, as the fifth overtone in the overtone series, is used as a multiplier leading to numeric ratios for all pitches in the tetrachords and pentachords of the maqam. Musicians today are highly curious about expanding the pitch palette and are already employing microtones in their music, from folk rock to classical music. The maqam is among the few extant analyzed systems of music from antiquity that reflect the methods of the Greek Genera, in terms of tuning and function. The book also discusses Charles Ives's use of microtones, Bach and his use of microtones, and a score of Hypercube, the seminal composition discussed in the author’s first book, Polytempic Polymicrotonal Music, which was not published in its entirety in the former book. The text covers microtones philosophically, questioning the efficacy of such tunings. This book is accessible to the beginners in the field and will be beneficial to musical analyses in colleges and universities also by showing detailed analysis of Bach chorales in their original modes, and how their tuning presented complete character shifts by the microtones they contained by mean-tone temperament, an offshoot of Pythagorean tuning during the Baroque.
Author : Marina Toschich
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 2015-05-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 1619115042
An in-depth instruction manual for the Arabic oud, the ancestor of the lute and guitar. A companion instructional online video is included showing key points toplaying the Oud.. Contents include: Holding the oud, Plucking the Strings, Basic Plucking Rules in Arabic Tradition, Positions of Left Hand Fingers, Basic Notes on the oud, Advanced Left-Hand Techniques, Maqamat, and much more. Over 40 tunes are included in the book. Standard notation only
Author : Murat Aydemir
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 17,30 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Maqām
ISBN : 9789944396844
Author : Karl L. Signell
Publisher :
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Maqām
ISBN : 9780976045519
A full length treatment of the modal system used in Turkish art music including the music of the Whirling Dervishes. An invaluable aid to students of Turkish music and ethnomusicologists
Author : Cameron Powers
Publisher : G. L. Design
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Maqām
ISBN : 9781933983196
Finding and performing perfectly harmonious note intervals in Arabic music maqam systems. Knowledge of quartertones is not enough. This book explains how the maqamat follow the laws of acoustic physics and provide a history of clues given by traditional musicians which demonstrate that this knowledge was available by tuning with deep listening.