ETHNOMUS 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dar Es Salaam, Mashriq, Arab Culture
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The near east: maghrib and mashriq: arabic, turkish, farsi, hebrew, etc. Islamic empire: military conquest, multi-cultural, multi language, new world culture. Five processes shaping arab music: contact with assimilated cultures, contact with the classical past, contact with the medieval west -> islamic southern spain, contact with modern world/west introduction of military bonds instruments (bass drums)- ottoman turkish rule. Music ideas are cycles from the greek, egyptians, world: greek believed that music-> a sound can evoke emotions, music being morally. Unifying traits of arab music: arabic language-> poet singers, melody (maqam) define, contour of rhythmic grouping together low + high pitch, rhythm (iqa) () , compound forms instruments/ensemble types-flutes + ud treat instruments like voice. Voices-> pronunciation: belle dor has evolved, new form of presentation rooted from a tradition. Pronunciation is clear conveyance of word is key. What position justified to what sources of authority to people appeal-> moral compass along with hadith. Det= hadith= saying and actions of the prophet.
