Music 1170A/B Lecture : Music Lecture #6 arab classical music
16 Oct 2011
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Arab classical music four styles: persian, arabic. System of modes: making music up on the spot, however, do have some rules and boundaries, in arabic music: maqam (maqamat, pl. , quarter tones, modes of how to treat a particular scale or melodic ideas, accidentals. Tells you to raise or lower the pitch. Natural cancelling out any previous accidentals. Not played just in classical music, also in pop or folk music. Maqam: two sets of rules: important pitches: The listening will expect you to move through the scales in a specfic way. Maqam rast: c, d, e (quarter flat), f, g, a, e (quarter flat), c. Violin: chordophone, fretless, bowed, or plucked, replaced the spiked fiddle, now part of the tradition, membranophone, with idiophone elements, one of the standard instrument. Music and religion in arab world use of religious chant call to prayer/chants not considered music to most muslims muslim attitudes towards music differing attitudes among muslims conservatives, sufis, moderates etc. problems.
