MUS 2420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Middle Eastern Music, Mawwal, Duple And Quadruple Metre
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Case study: arab migration from the middle east. Migration patterns can be voluntary ones becoming involuntary ones. Middle east migration due to political and economic instability. Economic problems causing political instability in the ottoman empire. Muslim, christians or jews many middle eastern immigrants of the first wave moved as part of extended personal and family networks. Chain migration" is the process if an individual or several family members setting up in a new homeland and inviting other family and friends to join them later on. Middle eastern migrants imported recordings of new musical styles. Wakef" ala shat bhaer ( standing in the shore" arab song) Form mawwal, alternatinf refrains and free rhythm sctions. Tempo: moderate duple meter, with sections in free rhythm. Classical middle eastern instruments, th ud (lute) and qanun (zither), as well as the western violin, which has been played in the middle east since the 19th century. Vocal style with nasal quality and many ornaments.
