Music from Syria and Beyond: The Melody of Love
As an Arab, growing up in the Middle East had contributed to developing my musical identity. The sensational Middle Eastern music has always been a way to my heart. On October first, my musical soul found its home in Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall at the Catlett Music Center. Both Kenan Adnawi and Tareq Rantisi played a major role in nourishing my soul through performing Middle Eastern music by using Oud and percussion instruments.
Each Kenan Adnawi, the Syrian Oud player, and Tareq Rantisi, the Palestinian percussion player, have their own distinctive contributions in the music field. They went to different schools and studied different areas of music. Yet, those two musicians are utilizing music in a similar way through teaching music classes, offering workshops, and …show more content…
The first is the frame drum, which exists in lots of shapes and has different names depending on the region. Also, this instrument is usually made of wood and sheepskin. The other instrument is the Riq. It is a type of frame drum, but it is made of fish skin. Even though I am an Arab, the Arabic names for these instruments are not familiar to me. That is mainly because the place where I grew up they use other names for the exact same instruments. However, no matter what name is given to the instrument, it always carries the same value of the Middle Eastern music.
Most of the Middle Eastern music attempts to take the audience on a journey of experiencing emotional ups and downs. Thus, the lyrics tend to always describe love situations or the beauty of one’s sweetheart. My own analysis on the existence of the extensive songs about love and intimacy in Middle Eastern music is because the notion of gender separation is prevailing in Arab societies. Therefore, the music is the only unique tool to express what individuals cannot state in words face to face to their
As an Arab, growing up in the Middle East had contributed to developing my musical identity. The sensational Middle Eastern music has always been a way to my heart. On October first, my musical soul found its home in Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall at the Catlett Music Center. Both Kenan Adnawi and Tareq Rantisi played a major role in nourishing my soul through performing Middle Eastern music by using Oud and percussion instruments.
Each Kenan Adnawi, the Syrian Oud player, and Tareq Rantisi, the Palestinian percussion player, have their own distinctive contributions in the music field. They went to different schools and studied different areas of music. Yet, those two musicians are utilizing music in a similar way through teaching music classes, offering workshops, and …show more content…
The first is the frame drum, which exists in lots of shapes and has different names depending on the region. Also, this instrument is usually made of wood and sheepskin. The other instrument is the Riq. It is a type of frame drum, but it is made of fish skin. Even though I am an Arab, the Arabic names for these instruments are not familiar to me. That is mainly because the place where I grew up they use other names for the exact same instruments. However, no matter what name is given to the instrument, it always carries the same value of the Middle Eastern music.
Most of the Middle Eastern music attempts to take the audience on a journey of experiencing emotional ups and downs. Thus, the lyrics tend to always describe love situations or the beauty of one’s sweetheart. My own analysis on the existence of the extensive songs about love and intimacy in Middle Eastern music is because the notion of gender separation is prevailing in Arab societies. Therefore, the music is the only unique tool to express what individuals cannot state in words face to face to their