MUS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Art Music, Cantillation, History Of Religious Jewish Music
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The next discussion board (#3) will be online soon, so watch out for that one. Where european, asian, and islamic cultures come together. Turkey thinks of itself as persian, not quite a part of the middle east. Islamic attitudes towards music throughout the middle east: There are three types of music: legitimate music, considered non-music. Koranic chants (the most powerful of non-musics) Adhan - the call to prayer (happens 5 times a day) Chanted in heightened language or holy speech . Muezzin is the caller (uses upper register, strained timbre) Eulogy and chanted poetry (often has themes of nobility: considered music. Music that is frowned upon within the islamic culture. Belly dancing music, any american pop music. More about the adhan, aka the call to prayer. Used to call from the very top of the mosques, called the minarets. Shi"a population (which is a more conservative branch of islam) Culture that looks at the past to move forward.
