MUSIC 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Goblet Drum, Qasida, January 30
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Is organized sound music: khandan- sacred music has extreme spiritual significance 3. 8 recitation of the karan, not considered music, sacred, improvised- no melody that is sung. Rules of recitation come from the prophet of muhammad, there has to be a break or silence usually to contemplate what has just been sung. There is also the notes that approach the held notes. Rules attached to whether they"ll descend or ascend. Raspy tamber and having a flat sound which is important for vocal music. The rules of how to treat the reciting is what developed into different scales and maqams. The tone that comes out of the skin doesn"t change. Listening example 3. 8 - qu"ran recitation: just vocals, raspy voice, lack of verbratta, vert flat. Morshed at the zukhaneh: a gym, a ritual of exercising together, part of this ritual is the morshed who is the musician. They will chant or sing something playing the dombak.
