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Abu Zayd |
Cultural hero of Bani Hilal Bedouin of Tunisia, who led the migration from central Arabia; epic recitation by Sheik Ghanim Mansour in the film Tales from Arab Detroit. |
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The codified recitation of Qur'an, the sacred scripture of Islam. |
azan (also adhan) |
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Arabic musical mode which emphasizes the 1st, 4th & 5th tones |
bayyati |
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Large, shallow-bodied frame drum w/ snares, played by men and women |
bendir |
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6-string lute w/ movable frets |
buzuq |
Long neck, typically pluqed |
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Designates a population living outside its original homeland |
diaspora |
Literally dispersed |
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Heterophony |
Same melody played at the same time but each line is played in slightly different ways. |
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System of rhythmic modes of Arabic classical music; also an individual meter |
iqa' (also wazn) |
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Bowed, fretted, long-necked lute of the Middle East; accompaniment for oral epics & as solo instrument in Persian classical music |
kamancheh or rababa |
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Western Arab world of northern Africa (Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya) |
Maghrib |
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The eastern Arab world, not including Turkey or Iran |
Mashriq |
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Musical mode in Arabic music; there are hundreds in practice, they are grouped into "families" |
maqam |
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Deep-bodied frame drum w/ cymbals, played by men |
Mazhar |
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One that recites the Qur'an |
muezzin |
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Long, straight, valve-less trumpet; played in zaffah procession of a Moroccan wedding |
nafir |
Made of brass |
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Bamboo flute played from the bottom |
nay |
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Intervals that fall between western half steps (semitones) |
Neutral intervals |
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Trapezoidal box zither with 25 courses of 3 strings. Fish-skin membrane, levers to change mode, 4-sided, plucked. |
qanun |
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Sacred scripture of Islam, as recited to Mohammed in the Arabic language by the angel Gabriel over 23 years; a revelation from God |
Qur'an |
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Tambourine-like membranophone; played w/ hands |
riqq |
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Single-headed, goblet-shaped membranophone, played with hands |
tablah (darabukkah) |
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Ensemble of Arabic music; 'ud, violin, qanun, riqq + tablah, buzuq & nay |
takht |
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The art of enchantment/ecstasy/musical inspiration; old traditional repertory |
tarab |
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Fretless, short-necked lute; 11 strings in 5 double course + single bass string |
'ud |
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European violin retuned for Arabic music |
Violin |
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4-bt iqa in Arabic music |
wahdah |
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High-pitched trilling cry that proclaims excitement, usually performed by women |
zagareet |
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