The music of the Arabs / Habib Hassan Touma ; translated by Laurie Schwartz.
The music of the Arabs / Habib Hassan Touma ; translated by Laurie Schwartz.
The music of the Arabs / Habib Hassan Touma ; translated by Laurie Schwartz.
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Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, c1996.
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N780.89927/1
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English
German
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Physical content
xxi, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Arabic Alphabet -- Arab Musical Life Throughout History --Music Theory and the Arabian Tone System -- The Maqam Phenomenon -- The Rhythmic-Temporal Dimension: Wazn --Genres of Secular Art Music -- The Musical Instruments -- Musician and Composer and the Probl...
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Publisher
Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, c1996.
Edition
New expanded ed.
Place of Publication
Oregon
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
"Encompassing a history for more than two thousand years, the music of the Arabs is unique among the world's various musical cultures. Based on a modal tone system - one of the few autonomous tone systems of our time - Arab music is characterized by the maqam phenomenon, an original type of improvisation that is common to both secular and sacred Ar...
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The music of the Arabs / Habib Hassan Touma ; translated by Laurie Schwartz.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-221) and index.
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c1996.
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N780.89927/1
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74VM56zyKWNZ
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ISBN
0931340888
9780931340888
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780.89927
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991003588169702626
